Oct. 15, 2011

Leopard Invitational Women's Results

Leopard Invitational Men's Results

EASTON, Pa. - The Lafayette cross country team hosted the Leopard Invitational on Saturday morning at the Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex. The women's team finished second and was led by Sarah Welsh-Huggins' third place showing, while the men's team finished in sixth place.

"I'm very happy with how both teams performed today," head coach Julio Piazza said. "Sarah Welsh-Huggins, Rose Willey and Erin Mee all had lifetime bests on our course and our top three men ran extremely well."

Welsh-Huggins posted a time of 21:47.3, followed by Willey, who crossed the line in 12^th place with her time of 22:28.4. Senior Lauren Kelly clocked in at 22:49.1, good enough for 21^st overall and she was followed by Erika Stasakova in 29^th place. A pair of freshman, Simran Bains and Grace Watters finished 36^th and 37^th, registering times of 23:20.5 and 23:22.5, respectively. Mee's career best mark at home of 23:39.1 earned her 46^th in the race.

On the men's side, Zach Lizmi paced the Leopards, crossing the line in 27:02.7 for 14^th overall. William Volkmann was the next Lafayette runner to complete the race, clocking in 27:08.4. In 31^st was Josh Sadlock, posting a time of 27:32.5, while Sam Brinton came across the line in 58^th position. Dayne Mosconi (64^th), Derrick Hargwood (76^th) and Chris Parker (89^th) closed out the race for Lafayette.

The Leopards return to the course on Oct. 29^th for the Patriot League Championships in Bethlehem, Pa.