BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's and women's cross country teams returned to action this afternoon as they competed at the Canisius Alumni Classic at Delaware Park. The Bengal men finished 7th overall as a team while the Bengal women finished 11th overall.
 
THE BENGAL BREAKDOWN

• Ricky Curiel (East Amherst, NY/Clarence) was the top Bengal male finishing 19th overall with a time of 25:23. Noah Holden (Clarence Center, NY/Clarence) finished shortly after at 22nd overall with a time of 25:24.
• Josh Mayer (Endicott, NY/Union-Endicott) raced to a time of 26:35 while Luke Triplet (Depew, NY/Depew) and Carson Hinkle (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) rounded out the top-five Bengal men.
• On the women's side, Ayla Harrington (Lima, NY/Honeoye Falls-Lima) finished the 5k course under the 20-minute barrier with a time of 19:56.
• Finishing shortly after was Heidi House (Sanborn, NY/Starpoint), Jorja Smith (Tonawanda, NY/Kenmore East), and Katelyn Becker (Buffalo, NY/School for Applied Tech) who each finished under the 21-minute mark.

 
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Buffalo State will now rest and gear up for "championship season" as they will race SUNYAC Championships at Oneonta on October 31.