Keuka Women’s Cross Country Competes at Yellowjacket Invitational

The Keuka College Women’s Cross Country team hit the course on Saturday, racing in the University of Rochester Yellowjacket Invitational at Genesee Valley Park. The Wolves placed 24th overall in the 6K race.

First-year runner Victoria Hirner (Buffalo, N.Y. / John F. Kennedy) led the Green and Gold, finishing 231st out of 253 competitors with a time of 30:38.6.

She was followed by:

• Holly Purta (Pine Island, N.Y. / Warwick Valley) — 32:43.1 (243rd)
• Laura Barrett (Fuquay Varina, N.C. / Southern Wake Academy) — 34:22.2 (245th)
• Abbey Trahan (Penfield, N.Y. / Penfield) — 34:34.8 (246th)
• Christiana Curtis (Rensselaer, N.Y. / Columbia) — 36:45.0 (248th)
• Jessica Olivares (Cohoes, N.Y. / Cohoes) — 36:59.5 (249th)
• Rylie Pratt (Penfield, N.Y. / Wayne) — 38:19.2 (250th)
• Gabby Rotoli (Rochester, N.Y.) — 39:03.5 (251st)
• Athena Tobia (Westerlo, N.Y. / Berne-Knox-Westerlo) — 41:19.3 (252nd)
• Riley Walton (Cobleskill, N.Y. / Cobleskill-Richmondville) — 41:20.2 (253rd)

KC Notes

• Saturday marked the 13th appearance for the Wolves at the Yellowjacket Invitational.
• It was the first collegiate 6K for most of the team, including Hirner, Pratt, Purta, Rotoli, Tobia, Trahan, and Walton.
• In one of the closest finishes of the day, Athena Tobia edged teammate Riley Walton by less than a second at the line.

Up Next

The Wolves return to competition on Saturday, September 27, at the SUNY Poly Wildcat Invitational.

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