Madeline Dery Helps RPI Women's Cross Country to NCAA Championship

2016 Nov 15

Madeline Dery of Putnam Valley 10579 is a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) cross country team that has been selected to participate in the NCAA Championship Meet as an at-large selection. The national championship will be held on Saturday at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. The women's race begins at 11am.

The Engineers, who are coached by John Lynch, are ranked ninth in the nation, according to the latest USTFCCCA NCAA Division III National Coaches' Poll. RPI competed in seven meets this year and have not finished outside the top 10. It has two victories, one runner-up and two third place finishes, including on Saturday at the Atlantic Regional. Their wins came at the Saratoga Invitational on October 1 and at the Liberty League Championship Meet on October 29. The entire schedule with results can be found at http://www.rpiathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=wcross.

For more information about the season Madeline is having, please visit the team's roster page at http://www.rpiathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=wcross&. For photographs, a head shot or action picture (if available), please contact Kevin Beattie at beattk@rpi.edu or (518) 276-2187.

Last season, the Engineers finished in a school record ninth place at the NCAA Championship Meet with Lord earning National All-America. RPI's 2009 team competed in Cleveland, Ohio, finishing 28th in the nation.