Amherst, MA – For the fourth consecutive race to start the season junior Lydia Snow and freshman Lance Bradley paced the SUNY Canton women's and men's cross country teams at the Founding Tree Invitational on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 

• Snow covered the 6-kilometer course in a time of 26:20 to finish in sixth place out of 75 runners. Summer Foster (29:44) and Isabella Paswaters (30:07) packed well to finish in 25th and 26th places, respectively.
• Megan Cowles (41st – 33:08) and Madison Ruby (60th – 39:44) rounded out the Canton contingent of runners.
• The Roos placed fifth out of 10 teams with 137 points. Western New England won the team title with 46 points ahead of second place Paul Smith's (60) and third place Bard (88).

 
   

Place	Name	Time
6	Lydia Snow	26:20
25	Summer Foster	29:44
26	Isabella Paswaters	30:07
41	Megan Cowles	33:08
60	Madison Ruby	39:44

   

Place	Name	Time
19	Lance Bradley	30:48
37	Matthew Pietryka	32:30
40	Brogan LaRose	32:43
46	Gage Perry	33:31
68	Daniel Ryhal	35:28
74	Xavier Collins	37:20
103	Jonathan Bentivegna	59:47

 

• Lance Bradley recorded a 19th place showing out of 104 runners covering the 8 kilometer course in 30:48. Matthew Pietryka (37th – 32:30) and Brogan LaRose (40th – 32:43) were just 13 seconds apart finishing in second and third for the team.
• Gage Perry also posted a top 50 finish (46th – 33:31), while Daniel Ryhal was the final Canton scorer in 68th (35:28).
• The men finished in sixth place out of 10 teams with 167 points. Western New England won the team title with 37 points ahead of second place Paul Smith's (61) and third place Bard (81).  

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos return to the trails on Saturday, October 14th at the Cross Country Only Championships hosted by Hobart and William Smith.
 
   
 
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As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 23 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The SUNY Canton Kangaroos 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity esports and cheerleading.