Women's 6k Results
 
Syracuse, NY-The Lady Panther Harriers of ACPHS capped off their 2013 season at the United States Collegiate Athletic Association's Annual National Cross Country Championship meet. The Ladies took the field at eleven o'clock this morning at snow covered Drumlins Country Club against a field of seventeen fellow USCAA teams.
The Lady Panthers struggled with muddy course conditions and a biting westerly wind as they began the 6k championship race. The Lady Panther's finished eighth in team scoring out of seventeen complete teams in the field. Freshman Jessica Monzyk led the way, as she has in every race this season, with an eighth place finish in a time of 25:00 on the 6k course. Jessica's eighth place finish earned her a slot on the 2013 USCAA Second Team All-American squad. Next for the Lady Panthers was Junior Michelle Staiger with a fifty-ninth place finish in a time of 28:23. Rounding out the Lady Panther's scoring five were Senior Cassandra Izzo (62^nd, 28:34), Senior Krista Rainville (72^nd, 29:09) and, Freshman Maeve Brennan (89^th, 30:12). Senior Amelia Sutphin (104^th , 31:36) and Sophomore Marlee Mangino (105^th, 31:37) rounded out the Lady Panther's squad as the teams two displacers.
Jessica Monzyk's 2^nd Team USCAA All-American award is the first such award in the history of the men's and women's cross country programs at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Today marked the last collegiate cross country race for Senior's Cassandra Izzo and Krista Rainville's four year long career at ACPHS.        
"Today was outstanding close to the season. Though conditions were awful, and the competition field was much larger than other we have run, both the men and women's teams' performances clearly demonstrated that this program has improved by leaps and bounds since last season. It has been very exciting to be a part of this progression and I look forward to seeing it continue next fall" Said Assistant Coach Joanna Johnson
"Today the Lady Panther's showed very clearly that we are a program on the rise in the USCAA. Last season we came into the USCAA with little to no expectation of cracking the top ten. This year we entered the season determined to make our presence known within the USCAA and to build for the future and I think it's safe to say we achieved both this season and are on the right path. The grit and determination our runners showed today, in less than ideal conditions, is something that we can all be proud of. I look forward to next season with growing anticipation now that I look back on the 2013 campaign." Said Head Coach Thomas Hartnett Jr.
 
 
Thanks for a great season! See you in 2014!