Posted: Oct 31, 2013
This year Geneseo men and women look to defend their 2012 SUNYAC team titles. The men are looking to capture their fifth consecutive championship while the women will try for their third straight SUNYAC crown. The SUNY Cortland women broke Geneseo's 10-year winning streak in 2010 while the Cortland men broke Geneseo's seven-year streak in 2007 capturing the SUNYAC title two years in a row.
SUNY Cortland senior Emily Cotey returns to defend the SUNYAC individual title finishing in 23:24.72 last year. Also returning on the women's side are nine of the top 15 finishers with four from top seven spots who made up the First Team All-Conference. The College at Brockport's junior Rachel Malone finished 1.20 behind Cotey last year while Danielle Kennedy from Oneonta finished third and Geneseo's Cassie Goodman followed. Four-time SUNYAC Female Runner of the Week, Kelley Driscoll will also look to follow up on her 2012 sixth place finish. This season Plattsburgh's Driscoll shaved 23 seconds off her PR finishing the Connecticut College Invitational 6K course in 22:01.
Geneseo's Alex Brimstein, who graduated last year, won the 2012 men's race in a time of 26:25.08. Eight other top 15 finishers from last year's SUNYAC meet have graduated including Geneseo's Chris Mateer and Tom Clark who finished second and third. The fourth through seventh place finishers Cody Amenual (Cortland), Ryan Moynihan (Geneseo), Nick Marcantonio (Cortland) and Tim Lee (Cortland) will all return this year.
Geneseo junior Cohen Miles-Rath looks to top Brimstein's 2012 SUNYAC first-place finish after his first-place finish at the Geneseo Invitational covering the 8K course in 25:15.16. Cortland senior Pat Fannon, who was the SUNYAC runner of the week two times this season will be a competitor this year after winning the Oswego Invitational where he finished the 8K course in 25:49. Geneseo's freshman Matt Jorgensen will also be a threat after winning the Daniel Walker Invitational at Buffalo State in 25:55.
2012 Top 15 Finishers
Men
1. Alex Brimstein Geneseo 26:25.08
2. Chris Mateer Geneseo 26:26.45
3. Tom Clark Geneseo 26:32.47
4. Cody Amengual Cortland 26:34.52
5. Ryan Moynihan Geneseo 26:38.75
6. Nick Marcantonio Cortland 26:42.89
7. Tim Lee Cortland 26:52.93
8. Tom Hopkins Cortland 26:54.40
9. Tim Chambers Geneseo 26:56.64
10. Jarred Iacovelli Cortland 26:59.45
11. John Longo Onetona 27:01.27
12. Joe Blazey Cortland 27:03.23
13. Patrick Wortner Geneseo 27:04.68
14. Brenden Wortner Geneseo 27:10.28
15. Chris Moore Geneseo 27:12.71
Women
1. Emily Cotey Cortland 23:24.72
2. Rachel Malone Brockport 23:25.92
3. Danielle Kennedy Oneonta 23:26.26
4. Cassie Goodman Geneseo 23:29.90
5. Nichole Wischoff New Paltz 23:41.70
6. Kelley Driscoll Plattsburgh 23:47.18
7. Jordyn Naylon Cortland 24:07.01
8. Ashton Hughes Geneseo 24:09.57
9. Colleen Coon Plattsburgh 24:11.36
10. Brigid Heenan Geneseo 24:11.43
11. Cailin Kowalewski Geneseo 24:11.74
12. Rebekah Steinke Geneseo 24:15.47
13. Amanda Wolfer New Paltz 24:18.36
14. Alyssa Knott Geneseo 24:18.68
15. Mary Aldridge Geneseo 24:20.51
2012 Hall of Fame Additions
To qualify, a runner must finish in the top 5 once, top 10 twice, or top 15 three times in their career.
Men
Alex Brimstein Geneseo
Chris Mateer Geneseo
Cody Amengual Cortland
Ryan Moynihan Geneseo
Women
Emily Cotey Cortland
Rachel Malone Brockport
Cassie Goodman Geneseo
Nichole Wischoff New Paltz
Kelley Driscoll Plattsburgh
Jordyn Naylon Cortland
