ONEONTA, NY – The Buffalo State men's and women's cross country teams raced at SUNYAC Championships today where the men finished fourth overall and the women took home fifth. The men repeated their finish from a year ago while the women had their highest team placement since 2001. In addition,
Luke Triplet (Depew, NY/Depew) earned the SUNYAC Elite 20 Award for his academic success while
Noah Holden (Clarence Center, NY/Clarence) was enshrined into the SUNYAC Cross Country Hall of Fame.
THE BENGAL BREAKDOWN
- For the men, Holden was the top finisher for Buffalo State with a fourth-place finish overall and a time of 26:12. Ricky Curiel (East Amherst, NY/Clarence) finished right behind him with a time of 26:17.
- Josh Mayer (Endicott, NY/Union-Endicott) was 17th overall with a time of 26:52.
- For the women, Ayla Harrington (Lima, NY/Honeoye Falls-Lima) finished 35th overall in her championship-debut with a time of 25:02.
- Heidi House (Sanborn, NY/Starpoint), Katelyn Becker (Buffalo, NY/School for Applied Tech), and Jorja Smith (Tonawanda, NY/Kenmore East) all finished back-to-back-to-back for the Bengals shortly after.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will return to action in two weeks where they will race the regional meet at Fredonia.
