McCarthy - the SUNYAC's reigning Rookie of the Year - wasted no time picking up where he left off from a year ago by taking the top spot at the SUNY Poly Short Course Invitational ... He broke a two-year old school record in the process with a 6K time of 19:27.0 ...The sophomore fended off a gaggle of Oneonta Red Dragon runners who finished in places 2-6 ... McCarthy's closest competition was Oneonta's Devin Akerly, crossing the finish line exactly one second ahead of his Red Dragon opponent.