ITHACA, N.Y. – Freshman Jarred Iacovelli (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional) finished in second place and seven Cortland runners placed in the top 12 in the 5,000-meter race at the Cornell University John Reif Memorial Run. There was no team scoring at the event.

Iacovelli finished in 17:04.3 on the soggy and wet course and was the top collegiate runner. Tyler Murtha, an unattached entry, won the race in 17:01.9. Sophomore Brian Hotchkiss (Henrietta/Rush-Henrietta) placed fourth in 17:10.6, sophomore Kyle Martin (Fulton/G. Ray Bodley) was sixth in 17:23.8 and freshman Jared Walther (Liverpool/Cicero-North Syracuse) crossed the line seventh in 17:26.7.

Freshman Tim Odin (Northport) turned in a 10th-place time of 17:38.0, followed by sophomore Ryan Perry (Buffalo/Williamsville North) in 11th (17:49.2) and freshman Dominic Simeone (Delmar/Bethlehem) in 12th (17:56.7). A total of 46 runners competed, including current Cortland assistant coach and former runner Josh Henry, who finished ninth (17:37.5) as an unattached entry.

Cortland will compete next Saturday, October 29, at the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Championships at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls, N.Y.

Complete Results (PDF)