Cortland sophomore Cassidy Wendt (Seaford) and and junior Anthony Rizzo (Rochester/Irondequoit) have been named the Spry State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women's and Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week, respectively, for the week ending Oct. 25.

Wendt was Cortland's top runner at the Cornell John Reif Memorial Run last Friday, placing 12th in 20:56.6 over 5,000 meters. Rizzo was Cortland's top runner in the men's race, finishing in 21st place with a time of 17:15.1 over 5,000 meters. The races featured Division I teams Syracuse, Cornell and Colgate in addition to Cortland.

Cortland returns to action on Saturday at the SUNYAC Championships, hosted by Oneonta at Fortin Park. The Red Dragon women and men are both the two-time defending league champions.