Rochester, NY- The Alfred State women's cross-country team opened the year with an seventh-place finish at the Bockport Tom Balon Alumni Classic.

Oli Kraynik was the first Pioneer to cross the line as she took 45^th place with a time of 21.02.5. The next three Pios that crossed the line were, Ava Sylvester (22:21.5) in 74^th, Hailey Kumpf (22:37.2) in 82^nd, and Ashlen Rossi (22:44.7) in 84^th. Caitlyn Strecker rounded off the point finishers as she ran a 25:33.7 for 101^st place. Karah Blackwell also finished as she ran a 31:11.3.

Alfred State will take next weekend off before heading back to Rochester, NY for the Yellow Jacket Invitational on September 20^th.