PURCHASE, N.Y. — The SUNY Old Westbury men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Purchase College XC Invitational on Saturday, September 12. The men placed ninth out of 12 teams in the 6K, while the women were represented by three individual runners in the 4K.
The men's team finished with 229 points and an average time of 26:16. Brendan Reid led the Panthers, placing 32nd overall with a time of 23:15.9. Andy Lema followed in 50th at 24:42.6, while Jiyanshu Barot finished 61st at 25:44.2. Diego Gomez placed 63rd with a time of 25:59.6, and Jay Patel rounded out Old Westbury's scoring five in 101st at 31:38.9.
In the women's 4K, Emily Ganz paced the Panthers with a 19:07.8 finish, placing 29th overall. Adelia Slavinskaya followed with a time of 19:46.7, while Hailey Ragozine crossed the finish line in 22:12.9.
The Panthers next meet is Oct. 10 at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
