Cross Country Competes in Bard's Fred Pavlich Invitational

September 23, 2023

CONTACT: Adam Sopris,a.sopris@hvcc.edu, (518) 629-7898 or (518) 416-2137
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Tuesday, September 19, 2023

The Hudson Valley Community College men's and women's cross country, the fourth-ranked programs in the latest NJCAA DIII Cross Country National Polls, traveled to compete against NCAA four-year programs at the Fred Pavlich Invitational, hosted by Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY.

The men participated in the 8K event and were led by Sam VanAuken, who placed 73^rd overall with a time of 28:53 as the team placed 11^th out of 19 teams. The women's program competed in the 6K race and their top-finisher was Laurel Ticer, who finished 87^th overall with a time of 30:22 as the women's team placed 12^th out of 19 programs.

Complete Team Results:

Men 8k

Sam VanAuken 73 @ 28:53

Garrick Smith-Growick 86 @ 30:21

Adam Blough 100 @ 31:47

Jaco Kraft 107 @32:20

AJ Wilcox 110 @ 32:44

William Petramale 105 @ 32:17

Ian Shaw 112 @32:54

Jevon Beckett -DNF

11/19

Women 6K

Laurel Ticer 87 @ 30:22

Sydney Swedish 91 @ 30:33

Rebecca Martin 92 @ 30:40

Rebecca Seiter 102 @ 32:09

Madison Washburn 107 @ 32:51

12/19