The #2 ranked New York University women's cross country team won the 44th Mike Woods Geneseo XC Invitational hosted by SUNY Geneseo in Castile, NY, on Friday, October 16. 

Running a 6k course, the Violets dominated their race, with runners finishing in 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th. The team concluded the invitational with a score of 20 points, with Carnegie Mellon University following far behind with 60.

Josephine Dziedzic was the highest finisher for the team and the entire field, finishing first with a time of 21:17.7. She finished more than 20 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher Kathryn Arbegast from RIT.

"We ran extremely strong up front," said Associate Head Coach Nic Jacobsen. "Josephine showed that she is as fit as she has ever been."

The Violets Ashlyn Pallotta (21:48.9), Stella Kuttner (21:54.0), and Olivia Jackson (22:04.1) followed soon after, finishing third through fifth, respectively. Georgia Bass concluded her race as the final scorer for the team, placing seventh with a time of 22:18.9.

"There was some great youth stepping up with Gigi Bass scoring for us as a freshman," Jacobsen remarked. 

The Violets were also represented by Katharine Frank (16th), Lindsay Guthrie (21st), Shania Tandon (30th), Rianna Tandon (38th), Abigail Oglevee (39th), and Eliza Dickie (45), with all athletes finishing the race in the top 50.

Overall, 17 teams and 181 athletes competed in the race.

"Walking away with a win against some national caliber competition was a great step towards the championship season," Jacobsen added.

Up next, other members of the team are headed to the Rowan Border Battle, hosted by Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ. The event is set to take place on Saturday, October 17.