CORTLAND, N.Y. - Geneseo won its seventh-straight and 19th overall State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) men's cross country championship, Saturday at Dwyer Memorial Park in Preble, N.Y. Cortland finished second and Brockport was third. Geneseo senior Riley Grossman won the 8k race crossing the line in 26:52.7.
2021 Men's Cross Country All-Conference Teams
First Team
Riley Grossman, Geneseo
Ezra Ruggles, Geneseo
Nick Andrews, Geneseo
Michael Verde, Cortland
Ryan Cory, Cortland
Second Team
Matthew Blauvelt, Geneseo
Bradley Farnham, Geneseo
Ethan Carey, Brockport
Alex Hillyard, Geneseo
Charles Wilson, Geneseo
Third Team
Ben Timmons, Geneseo
Kyle Gronau, Geneseo
Nick Bauman, Geneseo
Hunter Brignall, Cortland
Kyle Campbell, Fredonia
2021 Men's Cross Country Championship Hall of Fame Inductees
Ezra Ruggles, Geneseo
Nick Andrews, Geneseo
Michael Verde, Cortland
Ryan Cory, Cortland
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 men's cross country winner is Reed Williams from New Paltz with a 3.98 GPA in mathmatics. Williams is currently working towards his master's degree in computer science.