Cross Country 9/6/2025 4:15:00 PM Cross Country Starts Season at Purchase Invitational When and Where September 6, 2025 - Purchase, NY Result The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) men's and women's cross country teams opened their 2025 season at the Purchase College Invitational in Purchase, New York on Saturday morning. Top performers Sophomore Evan Skoblicki was the top finisher for the Golden Eagles on the men's side with a time of 21:39.1 Junior Ryan Steinberg followed with a time of 22:20.9 with graduate student Anthony Flaccomino just behind him at 22:30.7 The women's team was led by freshman Elizabeth Kurka with a time of 18:8.06 Sophomore Tara Murphy turned in a time of 20:53.3 with senior Madison Mattera rounding out the top three at 21:03.0 How it happened The men finished fourth out of the 15 teams that competed and third out of the 10 Skyline Conference opponents The women amassed 233 points and finished eight overall out of the 15 teams that competed while boasting a fourth place finish out of the 10 Skyline schools Up Next St. Joseph's will host the Golden Eagles Invitational at Stony Brook, New York on Saturday, September 13th at 10:30 am. Print Friendly Version Players Mentioned Elizabeth Kurka 5' 4" Freshman Evan Skoblicki 6' 3" Freshman Madison Mattera Senior Tara Murphy Sophomore Ryan Steinberg Junior Players Mentioned Elizabeth Kurka 5' 4" Freshman Evan Skoblicki 6' 3" Freshman Madison Mattera Senior Tara Murphy Sophomore Ryan Steinberg Junior