MT. MORRIS, N.Y. – Cortland junior Mitch Ryan (Plattsburgh/Seton Catholic) earned all-region honors and qualified individually for nationals with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Div. III Atlantic Regional men's cross country meet, hosted by SUNY Geneseo at Letchworth State Park.

Ryan covered the 8,000-meter course in 25 minutes, 29.4 seconds for his second straight all-region honor. He was 22nd at last year's race, with the top 35 runners earning all-region recognition. The top seven finishers not on teams advancing to nationals qualify for individual spots, and Ryan will be either first or second on that list from the region. The NCAA Div. III Championships will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21, in Winneconne, Wis.

Cortland finished 14th out of 41 schools in the final team standings with 433 points. Geneseo (54) and St. Lawrence (68) earned automatic berths into nationals with their first and second-place finishes, respectively. Hamilton (118), Ithaca (194) and NYU (199) are the top three teams from the region to be considered for at-large berths. Of the 32 team slots at nationals, 16 are automatic bids (two per region) and 16 are at-large based on regional finish, with no limit of schools from any one region.

Sophomore Jesse Perrone (East Syracuse/East Syracuse Minoa) and freshman Jake Zedack (Mexico) placed 78th and 79th, respectively in the field of 288 runners. Perrone finished in 26:57.8 and Zedack in 26:59.3.

Freshman Mehamed Abdurahim (Rochester/Rush-Henrietta) was 120th in 27:36.3. Sophomore Aaron Granger (Delevan/Pioneer) finished 151st (28:02.7), freshman Grant Boyd (Newburgh/Newburgh Free Academy) was 162nd (28:19.0) and freshman Christian Yorks (Warwick/Warwick Valley) crossed the line in 170th place (28:29.0). Isaac Garcia-Cassani of Geneseo was the regional champion in 25:11.1.

Complete Results (Men)

Complete Results (Women)