Oneonta, NY – For the third time this season Aiden Bartlett led the SUNY Canton men's cross country team and for the sixth time in as many races Brielle Smith paced the Canton women as the Roos raced at the SUNYAC Championship on Saturday at Fortin Park in Oneonta.

Smith won the SUNYAC's Elite 20, an award modeled after the NCAA ELITE 90 program, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the conference championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. She had the highest GPA of any student-athlete at the women's championship as she is a sophomore with a perfect 4.0 GPA in the Nursing program.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bartlett paced the Canton men covering the 8-kilometer course in a time of 31:39 to finish in 91st place out of 112 runners. Wyatt Beers was the next Roo across the line in 33:01.
• Justin Bormann (36:06), Christopher Guyett (43:26) and Calvin Branchaud (45:30) concluded the Canton contingent of runners.
• The Roos finished in 11th place out of 12 teams with 364 points, edging out Potsdam by a single point.
• Cortland won the team event with 40 points ahead of Oneonta (72) and Fredonia (96). Oswego's Noah Melita won the individual race in a time of 25:51 ahead of Fredonia's Stephen Hallberg (26:05) and Cortland's Carter Naginey (26:07).

   

Place	Name	Time
91	Aiden Bartlett	31:39
102	Wyatt Beers	33:01
106	Justin Bormann	36:06
110	Christopher Guyett	43:26
112	Calvin Branchaud	45:30

 

• Smith was the lone Roo to race on the women's side as she finished in 62nd place out of 86 runners. She covered the 6-kilometer course in a time of 27:52. The Roos did not record a team score as five places are required.
• Cortland won the team event with 35 points ahead of Oswego (48) and Oneonta (68). Cortland's Melissa Innocent repeated as the individual SUNYAC champion in a time of 22:10 edging out Oneonta's Natalia Sweat (22:12) and Cortland's Alexa Doe (22:17).

 

Place	Name	Time
62	Brielle Smith	27:52

 
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are off next weekend before returning to the course on Saturday (11/14) at the NCAA Mideast Regionals hosted by Trinity (CT) at Wickham Park. The women race at 11 a.m. followed by the men at 12 p.m.
 
   


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