CLINTON, NY - Utica University's men's and women's cross country teams made the short trip to Hamilton College on Saturday to compete in the Hamilton Cross Country Invitational. Four Pioneers represented the orange and blue, with Emma Charboneau (Fultonville, NY/Fonda-Fultonville) leading Utica in the women's 6k and Nathan Sand (Beekmantown, NY/Beekmantown) pacing the team's entries in the men's 8k. Neither squad recorded a team score, with two runners competing in each race.

Charboneau crossed the finish line in 28:33.6, placing 32nd in the 49-runner women's field. Fellow junior Arianna McClendon (Rome, NY/New York Mills) completed the course in 32:47.3 to finish 42nd.

On the men's side, Utica's two seniors finished just 13.2 seconds apart. Sand completed the 8k course in 32:37.7 to claim 70th place, while Joseph Santiago (Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam) followed in 74th with a time of 32:50.9 in the 89-runner field.