ITHACA, N.Y. –
John Meskos (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius),
Tom Adamescu (Canandaigua/Canandaigua Academy) and
Jake Anweiler (New Hartford) were Cortland's top three finishers at the Cornell University John Reif Memorial Run men's cross country race. There was no team scoring at the event.
Meskos finished 14th out of 41 runners in 16:56.7 over 5,000 meters at Cornell's Moakley Course. Adamescu was 15th in 17:00.6 and Anweiler placed 16th in 17:10.3. Four unattached runners led the field, with Cornell's Alex Mocarski the top collegiate finisher in fifth place (15:40.8).
Five other Red Dragons placed in the top 25.
Ryan Behre (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central) was 19th (17:16.7),
Ryan Cory (Beacon) finished 20th (17:18.7),
Harry Tomasi (Port Jervis) was 21st (17:51.6),
Doug Knapp (Brooklyn/Xaverian) placed 22nd (18:05.6) and
Alex Brodmerkel (West Babylon) finished 23rd (18:12.0).
Cortland will compete at the SUNYAC Championships on Saturday, Nov. 2. New Paltz is hosting the event at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome in Milton, N.Y.
Complete Results
Coach's Corner - Comments from Cortland Head Coach Steve Patrick:
Thankfully the rain held off for us, and for the most part we were dry. This course is pretty funny – it is always slow, and the ground was very soft today so the times aren't usually stellar.
We're pleased with how this afternoon went. While most of our cross country team is already decided, this did give a few folks the chance to earn their spot into the conference meet. Having some competition to earn that spot is always a good thing! For those that won't make the SUNYAC meet, it is a great opportunity to close out the season.
This is also the chance for our 400 runners and multi-eventers that are involved with cross country the opportunity to get a meet in – for the most part those folks had some really nice efforts!
We're looking forward to the SUNYAC Championships next Saturday at the Hudson Valley SPORTSDOME, as well as the excitement that comes around here as the track and field season begins in earnest!
