Estremera Finishes Second Overall at 41st Annual UAlbany Cross Country Invitational

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Albany, N.Y. – Ricardo Estremera finished second overall in a personal best time of 24:49.2 over the 8,000-meter course to lead the Great Danes at the 41st Annual UAlbany Invitational on Saturday afternoon. Laura Cummings was the top finisher for the UAlbany women, placing 16th overall in a time of 18:13.4 on the 5,000-meter women’s course. The Great Danes placed eighth in the team standings in the men’s competition, while the women were 10th as a team. Harvard took both team titles.

David Raucci of Marist was the individual winner for the men, covering the 8,000m in 24:41.8. Harvard’s Brian Holmquest (24:53.4), Andrew Lipkin (25:00.0) and Chas Gillespie (25:06.7) took the third, fourth and fifth spots to round out the top five.

“The course was wet, but everyone did a great job getting it prepared and being organized,” said Estremera, who posted the top finish for a Great Dane runner since 2001, when UAlbany’s Jamie Rodriguez was the individual champion. “It was a harder course than in the past, but I knew I had to give it all I could. It was my best race ever – I have never broken 25:00 in an 8,000m race, so I am very happy with my performance.”

Brian Yerkewecz finished 10th overall for UAlbany in a time of 25:39.3. John Moore (52nd, 26:35.2), David Rothman (70th, 26:59.1) and Jon Hilbert (78th, 27:07.2) wrapped up the top five finishers for the Great Danes.

Christina DeRosa of Massachusetts led the women’s field with a time of 17:21.7. Smita Gupta (17:22.2) and Arielle Wright (17:31.1) took the next two spots for Brown while Jamie Olson (17:41.2) and Claire Richardson (17:41.3), both of Harvard, rounded out the top five.

Freshman Kristine Mun was the second finisher for UAlbany with a time of 18:33.4, placing her 26th individually. Jessica Chichester (18:58.3) was 55th overall while Danielle Trimpop (98th, 20:01.8) and Aly Panos (102nd, 20:03.0) finished out the top five for the Great Danes.

“There was a lot of good competition in the field,” said Cummings, who was competing in her first UAlbany Invitational. “The course was great.”

In the Men’s Purple race, Adam Daoud finished first in a time of 26:32.7 over 8,000m to lead Harvard to a first-place team finish. Meghan Houser (18:23.1) and Meghan Cleary (18:43.2) placed first and third in the Women’s Gold race to lead the Crimson to their fourth team title of the day.


41st Annual UAlbany Invitational


R.K. Munsey Men’s Championship (8,000 meters)

Team Scores: 1. Harvard (38), 2. RIT (140), 3. Massachusetts (152), 4. Hofstra (153), 5. Brandeis (180), 6. Marist (181), 7. Middlebury (195), 8. UAlbany (212), 9. Colgate (223), 10. Canisius (257), 11. Northeastern (264), 12. Wagner (302), 13. Adelphi (311), 14. Springfield (358), 15. Delhi (422), 16. Ramapo (442), 17. Siena (505), 18. UMass Dartmouth (528), 19. Binghamton (559), 20. St. Thomas Aquinas (580), 21. Long Island (660), 22. Paul Smith (688), 23. Clarkson (708), 24. St. Bonaventure (709), 25. Mercy (785), 26. Molloy (789).

Individual: 1. David Raucci (Marist), 24:41.8, 2. Ricardo Estremera (UAlbany), 24:49.2, 3. Brian Holmquest (Harvard), 24:53.4, 4. Andrew Lipkin (Harvard), 25:00.0, 5. Chas Gillespie (Harvard), 25:06.7, 6. Lyle Tolli (Colgate) 25:09.5, 7. Dan Chenoweth (Harvard), 25:11.7, 8. Jared Burdick (RIT), 25:14.6, 9. Erik van Ingen (Canisius), 25:21.7, 10. Brian Yurkewecz (UAlbany), 25:29.3.

UAlbany Finishers: 52. John Moore (26:35.2), 70. David Rothman (26:59.1), 78. Jon Hilbert (27:07.2), 90. Chris Jimenez (27:23.5), 106. Joe Belokopitsky (27:47.0).


Bobbi Palma Women’s Championship (5,000 meters)

Team Scores: 1. Harvard (42), 2. Brown (52), 3. Colgate (89), 4. Massachusetts (141), 5. Binghamton (172), 6. Middlebury (185), 7. Northeastern (231), 8. Hofstra (242), 9. Marist (290), 10. UAlbany (297), 11. Canisius (331), 12. Rhode Island (336), 13. Springfield (369), 14. Siena (396), 15. Adelphi (432), 16. Brandeis (436), 17. Wagner (448), 18. RIT (504), 19. Saint Rose (548), 20. Ramapo (593), 21. Long Island (673), 22. St. Bonaventure (701), 23. Clarkson (754), 24. St. Francis (764), 25. Hudson Valley (806), 26. Lehman (831), 27. Molloy (856), 28. Herkimer (863), 29. St. Thomas Aquinas (890).

Individual: 1. Christina DeRosa (Massachusetts), 17:21.7, 2. Smita Gupta (Brown), 17:22.2, 3. Arielle Wright (Brown), 17:31.1, 4. Jamie Olson (Harvard), 17:41.2, 5. Claire Richardson (Harvard), 17:41.3, 6. Alexandra Kreig (Middlebury), 17:44.5, 7. Stacey Marion (Colgate), 17:45.3, 8. Eliza Ives (Harvard), 17:52.1, 9. Elizabeth Kennedy (Colgate), 17:54.2, 10. Ashley Horton (Binghamton), 17:55.0.

UAlbany Finishers: 16. Laura Cummings (18:13.4), 26. Kristine Mun (18:33.4), 55. Jessica Chichester (18:58.3), 98. Danielle Trimpop (20:01.8), 102. Ally Panos (20:03.0), 136. Tashia Alexander (21:01.4), 154. Briana McNamee (21:55.2).


Men’s Purple Race (8,000 meters)

Team Scores: 1. Harvard (5), 2. Middlebury (46), 3. Marist (88), 4. Vassar (127), 5. Delhi (133), 6. Suffolk C.C. (155), 7. Springfield (162), 8. Siena (227), 9. Clarkson (280).

Individual: 1. Adam Daoud (Harvard), 26:32.7, 2. Bobby Kenney (Harvard), 26:47.8, 3. Dan Emont (Harvard), 26:54.6, 4. Mark Hirschboeck (Harvard), 26:56.5, 5. Tom Hutchinson (Harvard), 26:59.6, 6. Peter Hoffman (Middlebury), 27:03.9, 7. Alex Brenner (Harvard), 27:14.1, 8. Dan Kaufman (Middlebury), 27:19.0, 9. Jack Terrett (Middlebury), 27:22.7, 10. Robert Schaaf (Harvard), 27:29.7.

Women’s Gold Race (5,000 meters)

Team Scores: 1. Harvard (19), 2. Middlebury (40), 3. Northeastern (125), 4. Suffolk (130), 5. Adelphi (152), 6. Marist (153), 7. Delhi (167), 8. Siena (193), 9. Springfield (223), 10. Ramapo (252).

Individual: 1. Meghan Houser (Harvard), 18:23.1, 2. Sophia Spring (Middlebury), 18:37.6, 3. Meghan Cleary (Harvard), 18:43.2, 4. Thea Lee (Harvard) 18:56.0, 5. Brendan Cohen (Harvard), 19:09.1, 6. Alison Liewer (Harvard), 19:15.6, 7. Tara Doyle (Middlebury), 19:22.3, 8. Meredith MacGregor (Harvard), 19:23.7, 9. Ellie Buechner (Middlebury), 19:26.0, 10. Sarah Norton (Middlebury), 19:30.6.