Cross Country Men 3rd Women 5th at Nationals

Both the Alfred State men's and women's cross country teams raced to top five finishes at the NJCAA Division III National Championships in Warwick, RI.   The men captured third place while the women placed fifth.

On the men's side, John Sweeney (Barker) finished in ninth place (28:32) overall which was good enough to earn  second team All-American honors.  Adam McDevitt (Fabius Pompey) finished in 20th place with a time of 29:04.  Corey Smith (Wallkill) finished in 43rd place (30:05) for the Pioneers while Josh Schmidbauer (Middleport) came in 48th place (30:25).

For the women, Ashley Fung (Greenwich) finished in 12th place (21:09) and Kaleigh Ligoci (Cicero-North Syracuse) came in 13th place (21:12).  Fung and Ligoci earned All-America Honorable Mention with their times.  Bridget McMahon (Avoca) finished in 23rd place (22:18) and Colleen Hurtubise (Williamsville) came in 24th place (22:22).

Both teams finish very successful seasons with, according to Coach Moore, "their best performances of the season".

SUNY Delhi takes home the National Championship for the men while Mohawk Valley CC wins the women's race.

 Place  Men's Team Result (pts)  Women's Team Result (pts)
 1st  SUNY Delhi (61)  Mohawk Valley CC (51)
 2nd  Mohawk Valley CC (123)  Broome CC (77)
 3rd  Alfred State (169)  SUNY Delhi (120)
 4th  Gloucester CCC (186)  Finger Lakes CC (130)
 5th  Cumberland CCC (199)  Alfred State (131)
 6th  Suffolk CCC (204)  Gloucester CCC (179)
 7th  Harper College (215)  Suffolk CCC (186)
 8th  Montgomery College (215)  Fashion Institute of Technology (208)
 9th  College of DuPage (218)  Hudson Valley CC (214)
 10th  Broome CC (221)  Queensborough CC (226)

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