Men's Cross Country Places Second at Conference Meet

Gameday Hudson Valley at Conference Meet (at Adirondack) 2nd Place Cross Country
October 21, 2017

SUNY Adirondack hosted the Mountain Valley Collegiate Conference Championship Meet on Saturday, October 21st at Queensbury High School. 4 cross country programs traveled to Queensbury to partake in the event, namely Herkimer, Mohawk Valley, Hudson Valley and Fulton Montgomery joined by the Timberwolves. 

The men's race saw a slightly larger field and 5 teams vying for the right to claim top MVCC cross country program with an 11:00am start time. Mohawk Valley, Hudson Valley, Herkimer, Fulton Montgomery and SUNY Adirondack lined up teams at the start. The race looked like a showdown between Mohawk Valley and Herkimer early as they dominated the front pack through much of the race. Only SUNY Adirondack's Brian Halligan broke up the one on one party in the front with a 5th place finish. Herkimer's Jake Baisley took the top spot with Mohawk Valley's Brady Sanfilippo and Dakota Corney following closely for 2nd and 3rd. Kyle Homes rounded out the front pack with a 4th place finish for Herkimer, setting them up for a strong finish. Mohawk Valley cemented their place with a 6th place finish from Austin Cady, but that is where it started to get dicey. Hudson Valley had such a strong showing in the second pack that they were able to jump Herkimer for second place with 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th and 15th place finishes. Herkimer finished in third place with 16th, 21st and 22nd place finishes. Mohawk Valley was able to fend off the consistency of Hudson Valley with an 8th and 13th place finish. 

Top 10:

  1. Jake Baisley              23:55     Herkimer
  2. Brady Sanfilippo        24:05     Mohawk Valley
  3. Dakota Corney          24:24     Mohawk Valley
  4. Kyle Homes              24:37     Herkimer
  5. Brian Halligan           24:43     SUNY Adirondack
  6. Austin Cady              25:07     Mohawk Valley
  7. Ismail Subri            25:18     Hudson Valley
  8. Colin Lane                25:19     Mohawk Valley
  9. Anton Conto           25:25     Hudson Valley
  10. Holden Maynard     25:36     Hudson Valley

12.Ryan Moon                  25:57     Hudson Valley   
15. Jeremy Marcy             26:35     Hudson Valley
26. Parker Swierzewski   30:39      Hudson Valley

Team Results:

  1. Mohawk Valley         2:05:15, 32 Points
  2. Hudson Valley        2:08:54, 52 Points
  3. Herkimer                 2:10:59, 64 Points
  4. SUNY Adirondack     2:21:48, 95 Points
  5. Fulton Montgomery  2:34:43, 113 Points

Other Notable Finishes: Travis Geniti, Fulton Montgomery, 12th, 26:04