Women's Results
Men's Results

Albany, N.Y. – Highlighted by a career-best performance from senior Desiree Conley, the men's and women's cross country teams competed at the UAlbany Cross Country Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The women's team finished in 21^st while the men finished 25^th in packed fields.

Conley raced to an 83^rd place finish and a time of 20:05, almost thirty seconds faster than her previous season best, and more than a minute better than her effort last year on the Albany course. She was followed by senior Robin Renahan, who was the 135^th harrier to cross the line in the field of nearly 200. Renahan clocked in at 21:31 and was followed by junior Emily Rosario, who came in 148^th with a time of 21:51.

Junior Tiffany Parker was the fourth Blackbird across the line, coming in 169^th with a time of 23:00. Sophomore Tricia Beckles raced to a 176^th place finish and a time of 26:23.

On the men's side, senior Julius Mutekanga continued his leadership, clocking in at 28:33 and earning a 140^th place finish. Sophomore Chris Welch was the second Long Island male to finish, coming in 157^th and earning a time of 29:18.

Senior Vincent Gangemi clocked a 30:47, finishing in 170^th place. He was followed by Sam Egadu and Nelson Mora, who finished in 181^st and 182^nd, racing a 32:50 and 33:05, respectively.

The Blackbirds have next weekend off the set their sights on the Northeast Conference Championships at in New Britain, Conn. The gun goes off Oct. 30 at Stanley Quarter Park.