WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS.  11/3/12 – Keene State College competed at the ECAC Division III Cross Country Championships at Mt. Greylock High School in Williamstown, Mass. on Saturday.

The Keene State women finished with 209 points to place sixth in the 41-team field.  Middlebury took home the championship with 31 points.

The Keene State men's team finished 10th in the 43 team field with 333 points.  Amherst won the title with 44 points. 

Both KSC teams didn't race many of its top varsity runners who won the Little East championship last week. 

Sophomore Riley Wilk (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) was the top finisher for the Owl women's team, placing 25th with a time of 24:10 on the tough 6K course.  Junior Erin Duffy (Merrimack, N.H.) was KSC's second runner, placing 31st with a time of 24:20.  Freshman Lauren Markoe (Lagrangeville, N.Y.), who was 42nd (24:39), junior Mackenzie Curtis (Lemoine, Me.), who was 58th (25:04), and junior Brianna Enderson (Manchester, N.H.), who was 63rd (25:07) round out the top finishers for Keene State. 

Jennifer Van Winger, a junior from Drew (N.J.) University won the race with a time of 22:55.

Freshman Brandon Davis O'Donnell (Nashua, N.H.) was the first runner to the finish line for the KSC men's team.  He finished 29th on the 8K course with a time of 27:37.  Junior Nick Riendeau (Canterbury, N.H.) was KSC's second man, placing 37th with a time of 27:45.

Other top finishers for the Owls included:  freshman Mark Rabasco (Pittsfield, Mass.), who was 69th (28:33), junior Jay Borden (Keene, N.H.), who was 80th (28:47), and senior Chance Wilk (Burn Hills, N.Y.), who was 122nd (29:34).

Sam Haney, a senior from Tufts, won the race with a time of 26:23.

Keene State will compete in the New England Regional championships in Westfield, Mass. next Saturday.