CASTILE, N.Y. - The nationally top-ranked Cortland men's cross country team placed seven runners in the top 10 and nine in the top 12 and easily captured the SUNYAC Championships Saturday afternoon at Letchworth State Park. The Red Dragons totaled 22 points, followed by Geneseo (61), Plattsburgh (87), Fredonia St. (104), Brockport (151), Oneonta (153), New Paltz (218), Buffalo St. (231), Oswego (285) and Potsdam (330).

Junior Seth DuBois (Altamont/Guilderland) earned Cortland's second individual title in a row, completing the 8,000-meter course in 25:00, barely edging senior Shamus Nally (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) by one second for the top spot. Senior Josh Henry (Truxton/Homer) placed fifth in 25:21 and narrowly finished ahead of junior Justin Wager (Guilderland), last year's individual champion, who came in 6th in the same time.  Each runner earned first team All-SUNYAC honors.

The Red Dragons then captured the the eighth through 12th positions with each competitor garnering second team all-conference honors. Sophomore Stephen Scrafford (Cooperstown) finished eighth (25:35), junior Eric Stermer (Chenango Forks) placed ninth (25:40), junior Kyle O'Brien (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) finished 10th (25:42), junior Travis DeRusso (East Berne/Berne-Knox-Westerlo) crossed the finish line in 11th (25:49) and junior Jerry Greenlaw (Warwick/Warwick Valley) placed 12th (25:51). A total of 125 runners competed.

Cortland first-year head coach Steve Patrick was chosen after the race as the 2008 SUNYAC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year.

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