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Roos women place fourth at cross-country home invitational

Posted 8/31/14

CANTON – Freshman Samantha Smith (Mooers Forks, NY) crossed the line in sixth place overall leading the SUNY Canton women's cross country team to a fourth place finish at the second annual Kangaroo …

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Roos women place fourth at cross-country home invitational

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CANTON – Freshman Samantha Smith (Mooers Forks, NY) crossed the line in sixth place overall leading the SUNY Canton women's cross country team to a fourth place finish at the second annual Kangaroo Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

Smith covered the 5-kilometer course in 22:20 in her first collegiate race. Keara Byrne (Queensbury, NY) posted a time of 24:34 to place 19th individually. Meanwhile, Kim McCarthy (Ludlow, MA) finished third for the Roos in a time of 25:44 good for 28th.

Freshmen Rachel Youngers (Evans, NY) and Patti Carpenter (Penfield, NY) rounded out the top five SUNY Canton finishers crossing the line in 31st and 40th place, respectively. Laura DiFrenza (Salt Point, NY) and Bri Herd (Rochester, NY) also turned in top 50 performances for the Roos.

The Roos posted a team score of 100 points in the five-team event edging out Johnson State College (105). Clarkson University took home the team title with 21 points, while SUNY Potsdam (71) and SUNY Plattsburgh (74) battled it out for second and third place, respectively.

The women's cross country team is back in action Sunday, September 7 when they travel to Castleton, VT to take part in the Castleton State Invitational.