Gentsch Finishes First; Harmon Finishes Second at Vassar

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY- The SUNY New Paltz men’s and women’s cross country team both finished second at the Vassar Invite.  It is highest the women’s team has finished at the invitational in the programs history. 

On the men’s side, junior Joe Gentsch (Staten Island/Curtis) won the race in 20:25 to propel the Hawks to the second place finish.  Senior Rob Grazier (West Islip) finished 12^th with a time of 21:40 and freshman Jeff Raab (Ocean City, NJ/Ocean City) finished 14^th with a time of 21:54.  Dexter Larsen (Monroe/Washingtonville) and Robert Webster (Central Islip) rounded out the top five times for the Hawks with a 22^nd and 23^rd finish.

On the women’s side, junior Danielle Harmon (Pearl River) finished with a time of 20:26 for a second place finish.  Senior Lisa Cassaro (West Islip) finished in eighth place with a 21:04 time and freshman Chanelle Santilli (Fishkill/John Jay) with a 21:30 time finished in 11^th place.  Sara Wenger (New York/The Beacon School) and Nichole Wischoff (Cooperstown) finished 16^th and 18^th respectfully for the Hawks.

The Hawks return to race on September 19^th at the Bard Invitational at 12 p.m.