MONTGOMERY, NY – The Rider University women's cross country team finished fourth at the Jasper Winter XC Invitational to open the 2020-21 season Saturday afternoon at Twin Farms. The event featured five MAAC programs, with Quinnipiac, Monmouth and Siena taking the top three spots and the Broncs finishing ahead of host Manhattan.
Junior
Teagan Schein-Becker (Trappe, PA/Perkiomen Valley) was the Broncs' top finisher, completing the 5,000-meter course in in 19:39.6, good for 21
st.
Mackenzie Greenfield (Old Forge, PA/Holy Cross) was next in 28
th at 20:10.1, while
Haley Arguien (Churchville, NJ/Churchville-Chili) took 34
th in 20:32.6.
Michaela Pampin (Sparta, NJ/Sparta)(20:55.9, 39
th) and
Jordan O'Neill (Langhorne, PA/Neshaminy)(21:40.0, 45
th) rounded out the Broncs' finishers on the day.
NOTES & QUOTES
"We struggled as a team today. We were good early but did not give our best effort over the last half of the race. We have a lot to work on and we hope to see better results in two weeks." –
Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer
- Monmouth's Allie Pierontoni was the individual winner, finishing in 18:22.9.
- Quinnipiac won as a team, with the third, fourth, seventh, eighth and 12
th-place finishers.
UP NEXT
The Broncs compete at MAAC Championships on March 5 at Seaview Golf Course in Galloway, NJ. The race is scheduled for 11 a.m.
