Cross Country Men 3rd Women 5th at Nationals

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Both the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State men's and women's cross country teams raced to top five finishes at the NJCAA Division III National Championships in Warwick, RI.   The men captured third place while the women placed fifth.

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Both the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State men's and women's cross country teams raced to top five finishes at the NJCAA Division III National Championships in Warwick, RI.   The men captured third place while the women placed fifth.

On the men's side, John Sweeney (Barker) finished in ninth place (28:32) overall which was good enough to earn  second team All-American honors.  Adam McDevitt (Fabius Pompey) finished in 20th place with a time of 29:04.  Corey Smith (Wallkill) finished in 43rd place (30:05) for the Pioneers while Josh Schmidbauer (Middleport) came in 48th place (30:25).

For the women, Ashley Fung (Greenwich) finished in 12th place (21:09) and Kaleigh Ligoci (Cicero-North Syracuse) came in 13th place (21:12).  Fung and Ligoci earned All-America Honorable Mention with their times.  Bridget McMahon (Avoca) finished in 23rd place (22:18) and Colleen Hurtubise (Williamsville) came in 24th place (22:22).

Both teams finish very successful seasons with, according to Coach Moore, "their best performances of the season".

SUNY Delhi takes home the National Championship for the men while Mohawk Valley CC wins the women's race.

Ìý±Ê±ô²¹³¦±ð  Men's Team Result (pts)  Women's Team Result (pts)
Ìý1²õ³Ù  SUNY Delhi (61)  Mohawk Valley CC (51)
Ìý2²Ô»å  Mohawk Valley CC (123)  Broome CC (77)
Ìý3°ù»å  ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State (169)  SUNY Delhi (120)
Ìý4³Ù³ó  Gloucester CCC (186)  Finger Lakes CC (130)
Ìý5³Ù³ó  Cumberland CCC (199)  ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State (131)
Ìý6³Ù³ó  Suffolk CCC (204)  Gloucester CCC (179)
Ìý7³Ù³ó  Harper College (215)  Suffolk CCC (186)
Ìý8³Ù³ó  Montgomery College (215)  Fashion Institute of Technology (208)
Ìý9³Ù³ó  College of DuPage (218)  Hudson Valley CC (214)
Ìý10³Ù³ó  Broome CC (221)  Queensborough CC (226)