Syracuse, NY – Le Moyne College women's and men's cross-country team both placed third overall in the Annual Frank Dillon Memorial Invitation here at Le Moyne College. Senior Camryn Cortez (Syracuse N.Y./Westhill) placed eighth to lead the women to a third-place finish, while redshirt sophomore Matt Bartolotta (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) finished second followed by redshirt sophomore Nick Berg (Minoa, N.Y./East Syracuse-Minoa) coming in at third to guide the men's team to a third-place finish as well.

"It was great to get back to racing," said head coach Robin Wheeless. "This race was a bit of a rust buster. We will need to tighten up our top five to get our score down though. Over the next few weeks, I think we will see our scorers develop. As much as people think of cross country as an individual sport, teammates make the individuals better. I'm looking forward to racing at Vassar next week. I'm sure that we will see some great progress."
 
SUNY ESF won the men's six-kilometer course with 42 points, followed in second place by Daemen with 59 points who edged Le Moyne by one point to put the Dolphins in third place overall.
 
In his second year to run, Bartolotta finished second with a time of 21:00.7, followed by Berg coming in at 21:07.5. Sophomore Jack Gibson (Ilion, N.Y./Central Valley Academy) finished eighth with a time of 21:37.2, while senior Max Serling (Rochester, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon) placed 17th at 22:09.6. Sophomore Evan Breitbeck (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) placed 32nd with a time of 23:03.7.
 
For the women, Daemen University took the win for the four-kilometer course with 17 points, SUNY-ESF coming in with 73 points in second and the Dolphins scoring 86 for third place overall.
 
Cortez started off this season finishing eighth with a time of 16:16.9. Sophomore Hilda Kiprono (Eldoret, Kenya/Kapsabet Girls High School) came in at 17th with a time of 17:13.5 followed by redshirt sophomore Sophia Bisognano (Albany, N.Y./Colonie) coming in 18th place with a time of 17:18.2. Sophomore Anita Jepchirchir (Eldoret, Kenya) placed 24th with a time of 17:46.8 and senior Cleo Baker (Painted Post, N.Y./Corning-Painted Post) finished 29th at 18:29.3.
 
The Dolphins will be traveling to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. for the Ron Stonitsch Invitational at Vassar Farm on Saturday, September 10^th with a start time at 10:00 AM.
 
Women Team Results
1. Daemen – 17, 2. SUNY-ESF – 73, 3. Le Moyne – 86, 4. Oswego – 110, 5. Morrisville – 151, 6. SUNY Broome – 154, 7. Cazenovia – 155.
 
Le Moyne Women Individual Results
8. Camryn Cortez 16:16.9, 17. Hilda Kiprono 17:13.5, 18. Sophia Bisognano 17:18.2, 24. Anita Jepchirchir 17:46.8, 29. Cleo Baker 18:29.3, 33. Catherine Durant 18:55.4, 37. Cayla Hungerford 19:37.2, 39. Hailey Beckwith 19:42.0, 40. Delaney Manahan 19:42.1, 42. Maggie Casey 19:50.1, 44. Chelsea Dennison 20:04.8, 48. Julianna Szczech 20:54.0, 55. Olivia Snell 22:13.1, 62. Abigail Seaman 24:11.4.
 
Men Team Results
1. SUNY-ESF – 42, 2. Daemen – 59, 3. Le Moyne – 60, 4. Oswego – 81, 5. SUNY Broome – 120, 6. Morrisville – 142, 7. Onondaga CC – 200.
 
Le Moyne Men Individual Results
2. Matt Bartolotta 21:00.7, 3. Nick Berg 21:07.5, 8. Jack Gibson 21:37.2, 17. Max Serling 22:09.6, 32. Evan Breitbeck 23:03.7, 38. Payton Hirsch 23:46.9, 41. Joseph Pecoraro 23:52.9, 42. Alex Colonno 23:53.9, 44. Adin Potter 24:06.3, 47. Jacob Cottet 24:11.6, 65. Ben Stevens 25:49.9.