Hempstead, NY – The Hofstra Women's Cross Country team returns to action this Saturday, October 15 when the Pride compete in the Princeton University Invitational at the West Windsor Fields on the Princeton campus. The Princeton Invitational will kick off with the women's 6k race at 9 a.m.
Teams schedule to compete in the Princeton Invitational with their regional rankings include: American, Binghamton, Columbia (12
th in Northeast), George Washington (13
th in Mid-Atlantic), Harvard (4
th in Northeast), Hofstra, Iona (10th in Northeast), LaSalle, Loyola, Marist , Maryland (9
th in Mid-Atlantic), Maryland Eastern Shore, McNeese State, Monmouth, NJIT, Penn (3rd in Mid-Atlantic), Princeton (6th in Mid-Atlantic), Rider, Sacred Heart, St. Joe's, Stony Brook (14th in Northeast), UMBC (15
th in Mid-Atlantic), UNCG and Yale (2nd in Northeast).
The Hofstra Women swept through all three opponents last Saturday at the NJIT Highlander Challenge. Hofstra defeated Wagner, 18-39, topped NJIT, 16-45 and ran by St. Peter's, 15-50. Scored as a meet with all four Division I teams, Hofstra finished with 19 points, Wagner was second with 48 points, NJIT was third with 63 points and St. Peter's was fourth with 110 points.
Pride sophomore
Mahlah Givehand, the GoHofstra.com Student-Athlete of the Week, placed first in the 5K Division I meet in a season-best 18:53. Junior
Emily McLean-Loughlin was second overall posting a season-best time of 18:54. Sophomore
Felicia Banda placed third overall in another season-best time of 18:55 while freshman
Kaylee Stebbins was fifth overall in a collegiate best time of 19:19. Graduate-student
Lily Mayko placed eighth in 19:58 to wrap-up the scoring positions for the Pride.
Sophomore
Marissa Cadieux also posted a season-best time and was 10
th in a time of 19:59 and classmate
Alli Bacher placed 13
th in a season-best time of 20:47 to round out the Hofstra placing positions. Hofstra junior
Capri Pappalardo also recorded a season-best time placing 24
th in 22:38. Newcomer MacKenzie Orr was 27
th in 23:00.
