Westfield, MA – The Sage Colleges' women's cross country program travelled to Stanley Park to compete at the 22^nd Annual James Earley Cross Country Invitational hosted by Westfield State University. Sage's women's team posted a strong eighth place showing in the women's White Race in a field of 13 teams. Westfield State won the race with their score of 52, while Sage combined for a 198 on the day.  

The top finisher for the Gator women was freshman Sevi Travis (Cohoes, NY/Shaker) as she finished the 5 K course in 21:28.26 to take 23^rd place. Junior Sagan Leggett (Valatie, NY/Ichabod Crane) posted a time 21:32.17 to take 26^th place. Sophomore Amanda Jones (West Sand Lake, NY/Columbia) was next in 31^st place in 21:41.46, while rookie Olivia Leonard (Waterford, NY/Waterford-Halfmoon) was the next finisher for Sage in 45^th in 22:12.25. Rookies Sophia Keravich (Barrington, NH/Oyster River) and Heather Dilcher (Colonie, NY/Colonie Central) rounded out the Sage runners with times of 235:04.65 to take 73^rd and in 25:24.16 in 76^th, respectively.

Next up for the team is competition on October 14 at the Green Mountain College Invitational in Poultney, Vermont.