LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. - The Cortland men's cross country team finished in 24th place out of 42 schools in the championship race of the Rowan University Inter-Regional Border Battle. The 8,000-meter event, along with an open race, were held at DREAM Park.

Cortland finished with 645 points, 20 behind Wesleyan and 38 ahead of Stockton. Johns Hopkins claimed the team crown with 80 points.

Cabel McCandless (Lindenhurst) finished 66th out of 400 runners in 26:03.3. RPI's Sean O'Connor finished first in 25:00.1. Ryan Konotopskyj (East Amherst/Williamsville North) placed 109th in 26:32.8 and Grant Boyd (Newburgh/Newburgh Free Academy) was 128th in 26:43.8.

Chris Thorpe (Pine Bush) turned in a time of 27:33.4 for a 219th place showing and Mike Verde (Hopewell Junction/Arlington) was 228th in 27:38.4. Clayton Santiago (Bethpage) (252nd, 27:52.6), Hunter Braun (Victor) (280th, 28:08.6) and Cody Laettner (Williamsville/Williamsville North) (292nd, 28:21.7) rounded out Cortland's top eight finishers.

Cortland had three runners compete in the open race, which also covered 8,000 meters. Brian Thurston (Long Beach) was 67th out of 205 runners in 28:20.9, followed by Jake Anweiler (New Hartford) in 140th (29:48.6) and Ryan Behre (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central) in 144th (30:02.1).

Complete Results:
All Four Races (TFRRS)
Men's Championship
Men's Open
Women's Championship
Women's Open

Coach's Corner - Comments from Head Coach Steve Patrick following Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle

The pre-regional meet at Rowan was an important opportunity for the team to compete in, especially heading into Fall Break.  The Lady Red Dragons has a great day out there.  Of the 15 women that raced today, 12 ran lifetime bests over the 6,000 meter distance.  Considering that for the third week in a row the footing was pretty sloppy that certainly seems like a pretty good indication that we are making some great strides as a program.

The guys are still dealing with some health issues but we're really happy with the fight our guys showed out there today.  The guys who were healthy had really strong performances, and have learned about what steps we need to take next moving forward.

Most of the team will use the next two weeks to get ready for the SUNYAC Championships in Fredonia on October 27th, but a few folks will race over at Cornell next Friday.