October 8, 2011

Clayton, Kidder Lead Cross Country at Mt. Aloysius Invitational

CRESSON, PA -- The La Roche men's and women's cross country teams competed in eighty degree heat at the Mt. Aloysius Cross Country Invitational on Saturday in Cresson, Pennsylvania.

Dominique Clayton and Jeff Dailey paced the men's team with a second and third place finish as the Redhawks finished second in the team standings, two points ahead of Pitt-Greensburg and only five behind host Mt. Aloysius.

Clayton came from fourth place in the last quarter-mile to dash by two competitors in the closing meters and Alameen Byers ran strong final mile. Freshman, Robbie Patterson outsprinted a competitor in the final stretch to secure the second place finish for the Redhawks.

Alecia Kidder led the Lady Redhawks with a fourth place finish in the women's race. She showed her toughness by staying with the leaders until close to the end, and then hung on to an impressive 23:49, close on the heels of a Mt. Aloysius competitor and almost a minute ahead of the fifth place finisher.

Listed below are the final results:

Six La Roche Women completed the Mt Aloysius 5k Invitational (19 runners overall):

     Alecia Kidder 23:49 (4th place)
     Melanee Wilt 30:42 (13th)
     Kaitlin Oliver 31:52 (14th)
     Kiersten Lorditch 32:01 15th)
     Katrina Forrester 32:47 (17th)
     Deaundra Clarke 34:36 (18th)

Eight La Roche Men completed the Mt. Aloysius 5k Invitational (20 runners overall):

Dominique Clayton 19:23 (2nd)

Jeffrey Dailey 19:33 (3rd)

Alameen Byers 19:59 (8th)

Robbie Patterson 21:26 (13th)

Adam Sepesy 22:35 (15th)

Brandon Schrecengost 24:19 (17th)

Jonathan Gray 26:00 (18th)

Seungwon Yang 27:58 (20th)

Men's Team Finish

Mt. Aloysius 36 points

La Roche 41 points

Pitt-Green 43 points

Women's Team Finish

Pitt-Green 27 points

Mt. Aloysius 35 points

La Roche 47 points