Erhard led the Skyhawks with a third place individual finish.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (September 25, 2021) - Stonehill College, ranked No. 5 in this week's U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II East Regional rankings, placed three runners in the top ten on its way to a second place team finish at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational, hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College, in a preview of the course that will host the 2021 NCAA Division II East Regional in November.

Team Standings
1 – Geneseo (24)
2 – Stonehill (58)
3 – Rochester (88)
4 – Roberts Wesleyan (91)
5 – Daemen (130)

Individual Top Five (5K)
1 – Windsor Ardner (GEN) 18:11.1
2 – Kathleen McCarey (GEN) 18:13.9
3 – Rebecca Erhard (STO) 18:28.5
4 – Icel Sukovaty (ROC) 18:32.5
5 – Bailey Gostomski (RWC) 18:32.7

The Details

• Stonehill College, ranked No. 5 in this week's U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II East Regional rankings, placed three runners in the top ten on its way to a second place team finish at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational, hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College, in a preview of the course that will host the 2021 NCAA Division II East Regional in November.
• Senior Rebecca Erhard paced three Stonehill runners in the top ten and four in the top 15 with her third-place individual finish, out of 186 competitors overall, as she completed the five-kilometer course in 18:28.5. It matches the highest individual finish of her career and marks the third top ten finish of her career – the second top five of the season in as many races she has entered.
• Junior Victoria Lombardi and freshman Emma Lawrence rounded out the top ten finishers for Stonehill in ninth and tenth, respectively. Lombardi finished in 18:46.1 for her second top ten of the season, while Lawrence took her second top 15 and first top ten of her collegiate career in 18:46.7.
• Senior Claire Mason rounded out the Skyhawks in the top 15 with a time of 19:03.5.

Up Next

After three straight weeks of meets, Stonehill will have a weekend off before returning to action for the 2021 New England Championships at Franklin Park in Dorchester, Massachusetts, on Saturday, September 9.

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