NEW YORK CITY – The Goldey-Beacom College men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Hunter Invitational at Van Cortland Park on a cold, rainy Sun. afternoon, as the men's team placed third of 13 and the women's team placed sixth of 12.

Sophomore Ben Kinley led the way for the Lightning men with his fourth top-10 finish of the season at 6^th place. He finished with a time of 30:44 in the 8K.

Freshman Liz Williams again led the women's team with a time of 30:31 and 12^th place finish in the 6K. Junior Brittney Murray provided a strong push for Williams, finishing hundredths of a second behind her to take 13^th place overall.

“Brittney had an outstanding performance in the rain for a top-15 finish,” head coach Brian Conley said. “She muscled through the cold and every mile split was faster than her season personal best 5K last week. She looked great in the second part of the race and really finished strong.”

Results 6k                  6^th out of 12 teams

GBC Women's Finishers:         1^st          2^nd         3^rd         Finish     Place

Elizabeth Williams –               7:40      14:58      25:20       30:31       12

Brittney Murray –                    7:42      15:01      25:00       30:31       13

Alyssa Murray –                     7:50       15:40     27:00       32:25        22

Kaydean Hayden –                 8:59      17:30     29:16        35:06       36

Nitasia Dupree –                    8:37       17:30     29:16       35:19       38

Marie Fountain –                    8:32       17:30     30:05       36:50       44

Myishea Hales –                    9:38       19:00      33:38       39:57      52

Jessica Cato –                     10:44      20:00      38:38          46:47        61

Total Runners 68

Results 8k                3rd out of 13 teams                                    

GBC Men's Finishers:       1^st          2^nd          3^rd             4^th          Final      Place

Ben Kinley –                    5:32      11:05      18:58         24:50       30:44         4

David Zartler –                 6:06      11:48       20:00        25:50       32:02        16

Paul Graybeal –               6:06      11:48       19:44        25:40       32:05        17

Seneca Curry-                6:06      12:05      20:44       27:10      33:25       27

Trevor Freburger –          6:12      12:30       21:36        28:20        34:51        38

Jonathan Michalechen -   6:25       12:57       22:00        28:40       35:46        41

Demetris Harding –         6:55       14:05        NT            NT          38:02        53

Total Runners 83