NORWOOD, N.Y. - The Cortland men's cross country team finished in fifth place out of 10 schools at the SUNYAC Championships, hosted by SUNY Potsdam at Norwood-Norfolk Central School.

Geneseo won the team title with 29 points, followed by Oneonta (68), Oswego (97), Brockport (115) and Cortland (144) in the top five. The Red Dragons edged Plattsburgh, which finished sixth with 150 points, and Fredonia, which placed seventh with 158.

Sophomore Cabel McCandless (Lindenhurst) just missed on earning All-SUNYAC honors with his 16th-place time of 27 minutes, 50.2 seconds over 8,000 meters. The top 15 runners are recognized as all-conference. Geneseo's Isaac Garcia-Cassani was the individual champion in the 111-runner field in 26:42.9.

Sophomore Nolan Vest (Coram/Longwood) finished in 21st place in 28:09.2 and junior Grant Boyd (Newburgh/Newburgh Free Academy) ended 27th in 28:18.8. Cortland's top five also included sophomore Ryan Konotopskyj (East Amherst/Williamsville North) in 48th place (29:14.4) and junior Chris Thorpe (Pine Bush) in 57th place (29:34.2).

Cortland will compete at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regionals on Saturday, Nov. 11 at Houghton College.

Complete Results:
Men
Women
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