Women’s Cross Country places second of 25 teams at Rochester (N.Y.) Invitational

Women’s Cross Country places second of 25 teams at Rochester (N.Y.) Invitational
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September 17, 2022

By Wes Mayberry

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Ohio Northern women's cross country team finished second of 25 teams at the Rochester (N.Y.) Invitational on Saturday morning at Genesee Valley Park.

The Polar Bears (33-1 overall) scored 98 points, finishing behind first-place NYU with 46 points and ahead of third-place Trine (Ind.) with 116 points.

Fifth-year senior Tessa Pitcovich (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) led the Polar Bears across the finish line, placing fifth of 262 runners overall with a time of 23:07 on the 6,000-meter course.

Fifth-year senior Taylor Ellerbrock (Columbus Grove) was 10th in 23:29, junior Megan Vapenik (Strongsville) was 23rd in 23:59, junior Olesya Mertz (Johnstown/Johnstown-Monroe) was 27th in 24:07, freshman Kennedy Rader (Mason/William Mason) was 33rd in 24:12, sophomore Ashley Hockstok (Westerville/Central) was 42nd in a career-best 24:22, and Olyvia Ashbrook (Johnstown/Northridge) was 49th in 24:27 to round out ONU's top seven finishers.

NYU's Grace Richardson was the top overall finisher, running a time of 22:39.

The Polar Bears return to action next week as the junior varsity runners compete at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational on Friday while the varsity runners compete in the Pre-NCAA Meet at Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday.

Team Standings 

1. NYU 46, 2. Ohio Northern 98, Trine (Ind.) 116, 4. SUNY Geneseo 162, 5. Rochester (N.Y.) 167, 6. Rochester (N.Y.) Alumni 205, 7. Ithaca (N.Y.) 205, 8. Hamilton (N.Y.) 208, 9. St. John Fisher (N.Y.) 279, 10. RIT (N.Y.) 321, 11. Colgate (N.Y.) 359, 12. Nazareth (N.Y.) 379, 13. Niagara (N.Y.) 384, 14. Oberlin 388, 15. SUNY Oneonta 429, 16. SUNY Cortland 432, 17. William Smith  (N.Y.) 433, 18. SUNY Brockport 447, 19. Houghton (N.Y.) 465, 20. SUNY Oswego 489, 21. SUNY Delhi 527, 22. Alfred State (N.Y.) 698, 23. SUNY Cobleskill 708, 24. Keuka (N.Y.) 724, 25. Cazenovia (N.Y.) 742.

Top 5 Individuals 

1. Grace Richardson (NYU) 22:39, 2. Jordan Hurlbut (Rochester Alumni) 22:46, 3. Lydia Randolph (Trine) 23:00, 4. Clara Fu (Hamilton) 23:03, 5. Tessa Pitcovich (Ohio Northern) 23:07.

Ohio Northern Results 

5. Tessa Pitcovich 23:07, 10. Taylor Ellerbrock 23:29, 23. Megan Vapenik 23:59, 27. Olesya Mertz 24:07, 33. Kennedy Rader 24:12, 42. Ashley Hockstok 24:22, 49. Olyvia Ashbrook 24:27, 50. Bailey Kreft 24:27, 56. Samantha Roth 24:37, 95. Aubrey Cable 25:26, 106. Natalie Armbruster 25:38, 127. Sarah Gilbert 26:08.