The Binghamton men’s and women’s cross country teams found moderate success at the Iona Meet of Champions on Saturday, finishing in eighth and 12th place, respectively.

Junior Alexis Hatcher highlighted the Bearcats’ participation in the meet. She finished with a team-best 19th place in the 6,000-meter race, clocking a time of 23:04.49. Junior Lizzie Greiner followed with a second-best 66th, finishing in 24:26.80. Sophomore Eileen O’Hara, freshman Allison Davis and junior Shannon O’Hara all joined Hatcher in the top-100 in the 163-woman field.

The men’s side was paced by junior Ethan Hausamann, who finished 29th out of 205 runners in the 8,000-meter race with a time of 26:33.50. Seniors Matt Johnson, who finished 30th and Ben Snodgrass, who took home 47th, rounded out Binghamton’s top three men’s participants. Also finishing in the top-100 for the men were junior Nate Kozyra and graduate student Chris Fernandez.

Next up for the cross country squads is the Lehigh Paul Short Run at Lehigh University. The race is set for 10 a.m. on Oct. 4th in Bethlehem, PA.