FREDONIA, NY – The Alfred University women's cross country team finished 11^th out of 12 teams competing in the Kara Hall Memorial Invitational on Friday morning at Fredonia.
 
The Saxons defeated Hartwick College by seven points (330-337). Sydney Ribble (Addison, NY/Addison) was the first Saxon to cross the finish line with a time of 27:20.7, finishing 88^th and scoring 59 points. Morgan Brinkmann (Manchester, MO/Parkway South) ran a 28:06.2 for 93^rd place. Vivian Crane (Branchport, NY/Avoca) was close by with a 28:35.7 in 97^th place.
 
Mahina Elchibekova (Ishkoshim, Tajikistan/I.Ismailov School #21/Middlebury Union) finished 102^nd with a time of 29:18.0 and Daria Melnychuk (Vinnytsia, Ukraine/Podillia Scientific and Technical Lyceum for Gifted Youth/The Principia) round out the Saxon runners with a time of 31:24.5 in 117^th place.
 
The Saxons will next get their final race in before the Empire 8 Championships hosted by SUNY Poly on Saturday, October 31. Their final tune-up is at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational hosted by Gettysburg College on Saturday, October 17 at 11:00am.