ERIE, PA – The Alfred University women's cross country team finished third at the Penn State-Behrend Twilight Meet on Friday evening.
 
The final scores of the three teams competing were all within three points of each other as Westminster (PA) won with 39 team points. The hosts scored 41 points while AU had 42 team points.
 
"Great first 6K of the season for our team," Head Coach Matt Phillips '10 said. "It's a tough course with a lot of hills and gradual slopes. As the race progressed, it was nice to see our runners advance up the field, pacing themselves well throughout."
 
McKenzie Hall (Hornell, NY/Hornell) had the best finish for AU as the Saxons and the Lions all had the top four places. Hall finished second with a time of 25:25.2 while Mari Jablonski (Monticello, GA/Jasper County) took fourth with a time of 26:42.2.
 
Sarah Lutkins (Union Springs, NY/Union Springs) and Adia Tompkins (South Gibson, PA/Mountain View Jr/Sr)) finished one right after another, taking 10^th and 11^th with respective times of 28:13.8 and 28:43.2. The last scoring runner for Alfred University was Natalya Ryckman (New Eagle, PA/Ringgold) who ran a 31:59.4 in 15^th place. Catherine Padilla (Yonkers, NY/Saunders Trades and Technical) rounded out the efforts with a time of 33:49.0 in 17^th place.
 
The Saxons will next head to Rochester, NY to run at Roberts Wesleyan University on Saturday, September 23 at 11:00am.