Cross Country Competes at Fordham Fiasco Story Players Mentioned Related Videos Story Links Complete Men's Results Complete Women's Results BRONX, N.Y. - The LIU Post men's and women's cross country teams participated in the Fordham Fiasco/Ed Joyce Invitational on Saturday, which overall featured 14 men's teams and 13 women's teams at Van Cortland Park in Bronx, N.Y. The women's team placed fourth of seven non-Division I teams as senior Talya Williams (Schenectady, N.Y.) posted a fine second place finish among all Division I, II and III competitors. Williams led the 5,000 meter event over the very demanding Van Cortlandt for the first 2.75 miles, only to be corralled by Lisa Fajardo of Manhattan College, who drew clear in the final stages of the race. The Pioneer held off Princeton's Madison Offstein for second, while breaking her own school record for the VCP course (18:34.21) by over 20 seconds. Sophomore Alexandria Okon (Laurel, Md.) (22:08.67), sophomore Nicolette Agostinacchio (Wantagh, N.Y.) (22:18.78), junior Kaitie Schillaci (Albany, N.Y.) (22:43.68), and junior Kathryn Elnick (Merrick, N.Y.) (24:15.43) rounded out the scoring. In ECC comparative finishes, the Pioneers fell to St. Thomas Aquinas (65-109), while edging out Molloy (109-112) and NYIT. The men could only manage an eighth place finish among the non-Division I teams. The Pioneers could only place five athletes on the starting line, as three potential scorers were held out due to injury. For the second week in a row, freshman Andrew Gleave (Seaford, N.Y.) led the green and gold with a finishing time of 30:24.61 over the Van Cortland Park five-mile distance. Also running well for the fledgling Pioneers were fellow freshmen Joe Dorso (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) (30:51.05) and John Maher (Lunenberg, Mass.) (31:29.61). The team lost to ECC rivals St. Thomas Aquinas (86). Molloy (88) and NYIT (147), as LIU Post finished with 196 points. Both sides are back in action on Saturday, Sept. 16 at neighboring New York Institute of Technology for the NYIT Invitational.Print Friendly Version Players Mentioned Bio Andrew Gleave 5' 10" 120 lbs Fr. Bio Joe Dorso 5' 8" 145 lbs Fr. Bio John Maher 5' 7" 159 lbs Fr. Bio Nicolette Agostinacchio 5' 5" So. Bio Alexandria Okon 5' 8" So. Bio Kaitie Schillaci 5' 5" Jr. Bio Talya Williams 5' 6" Sr. Bio Kathryn Elnick Jr. Related Videos