Geneseo wins 2019 SUNYAC men's cross country championship

Geneseo wins 2019 SUNYAC men's cross country championship

Full Results

MILTON, N.Y. - The Geneseo Knights captured their sixth straight and 18th overall State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) men's cross country title, Saturday at the Hudson Valley Sports Dome. Oneonta finished second and Brockport placed third.

Geneseo senior Sean McAneny (Greenville, N.Y.) ran the 8K course in 25:28.0 to win the race for the second-straight year. Sean Kuehn (Central Square) from Brockport was second while Ethan McDonald (Guilderland, N.Y.) from Oneonta was third.

2019 Cross Country Hall of Fame Inductees

Sean Kuehn, Brockport
Luke Holtzman, Geneseo
Lucas Sutton, Geneseo
Riley Grossman, Geneseo
Justin Hoelzl, Geneseo

Enshrinement into the Hall of Fame is attained by meeting one of the following three criteria:

Finishing in the Top 5 during one championship
Finishing in the Top 10 during two championships
Finishing in the Top 15 during three championships

Elite 20 

The SUNYAC Elite 20, an award modeled after the NCAA ELITE 90 program, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the conference championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. This year's winner is a sophomore from Geneseo, Riley Grossman (Delmar, N.Y.).

2019 All-Conference Teams 

The All-Conference Teams are made up of the first 15 finishers with first through fifth earning first team, sixth through 10th second team and 11th through 15th third team. Click here fo PDF

First-Team

Sean McAneny, Geneseo
Sean Kuehn, Brockport
Ethan McDonald, Oneonta
Luke Holtzman, Geneseo
Lucas Sutton, Geneseo

Second-Team

Riley Grossman, Geneseo
Matthew Sayre, Geneseo
Bradley Farnham, Geneseo
Blake Dellaough, Oneonta
Justin Hoelzl, Geneseo

Third-Team 

Aidan Smith, Oneonta
Humberto Wallace, Brockport
Sean Ryan, Oneonta
Brandon Martin, Oneonta
Conor Van Riper, New Paltz

Team Results

  1. Geneseo, 23
  2. Oneonta, 50
  3. Brockport, 94
  4. Cortland, 125
  5. New Paltz, 140
  6. Fredonia, 171
  7. Buffalo State, 203
  8. Plattsburgh, 208
  9. Oswego, 234
  10. Potsdam, Incomplete

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