CONTACT: Kristan M. Pelletier; (518) 629-8063; k.pelletier@hvcc.edu
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Monday, Nov. 1, 2010
The Hudson Valley Community College men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Region III Championships on Friday, Oct. 30 in Finger Lakes. The men finished in fourth place out of nine teams and the women placed fifth out of six teams. The top male runner was Eric Young (Shaker/Latham) who came in fourth out of 73 runners with a time of 28:14. Adam Coolong (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga) came in 14th (29:17) and Devon Sedgwick (Shaker/Latham) placed 22nd (29:51).
For the women, the top female runner was Amanda Slyer (Averill Park/Troy) with a time of 22:10 placing her 16th out of 49 runners. Nicole Dootz (Bethlehem/Feura Bush) placed 18th with a time of 22:43.