SUNY Oneonta is set to host the 2013 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships Saturday, November 2. The women's 6K race will begin at 11:00 a.m. and the 8K men's race will follow at noon at Fortin Park in Oneonta.

This year Geneseo men and women look to defend their 2012 SUNYAC team titles. The men are looking to capture their fifth consecutive championship while the women will try for their third straight team crown.

SUNY Cortland senior Emily Cotey returns to defend the SUNYAC individual title finishing in 23:24.72 last year. Also returning on the women's side are nine of the top 15 finishers with four from top seven spots who made up the First Team All-Conference. The College at Brockport's junior Rachel Malone finished 1.20 behind Cotey last year while Danielle Kennedy from Oneonta finished third and Geneseo's Cassie Goodman followed. Four-time SUNYAC Female Runner of the Week, Kelley Driscoll will also look to follow up on her 2012 sixth place finish. This season Plattsburgh's Driscoll shaved 23 seconds off her PR finishing the Connecticut College Invitational 6K course in 22:01.

Geneseo's Alex Brimstein, who graduated last year, won the 2012 men's race in a time of 26:25.08. Eight other top 15 finishers from last year's SUNYAC meet have graduated including Geneseo's Chris Mateer and Tom Clark who finished second and third. The fourth through seventh place finishers Cody Amenual (Cortland), Ryan Moynihan (Geneseo), Nick Marcantonio (Cortland) and Tim Lee (Cortland) will all return this year.

Geneseo junior Cohen Miles-Rath looks to top Brimstein's 2012 SUNYAC first-place finish after his first-place finish at the Geneseo Invitational covering the 8K course in 25:15.16. Cortland senior Pat Fannon, who was the SUNYAC runner of the week two times this season will be a competitor this year after winning the Oswego Invitational where he finished the 8K course in 25:49. Geneseo's freshman Matt Jorgensen will also be a threat after winning the Daniel Walker Invitational at Buffalo State in 25:55.


2012 Top 15 Finishers - Men
1.         Alex Brimstein                        Geneseo          26:25.08
2.         Chris Mateer                           Geneseo          26:26.45
3.         Tom Clark                                Geneseo         26:32.47
4.         Cody Amengual                      Cortland          26:34.52
5.         Ryan Moynihan                       Geneseo         26:38.75
6.         Nick Marcantonio                    Cortland          26:42.89
7.         Tim Lee                                    Cortland          26:52.93
8.         Tom Hopkins                           Cortland          26:54.40
9.         Tim Chambers                        Geneseo        26:56.64
10.       Jarred Iacovelli                        Cortland          26:59.45
11.        John Longo                              Oneonta          27:01.27
12.       Joe Blazey                                Cortland          27:03.23
13.       Patrick Wortner                        Geneseo        27:04.68
14.       Brenden Wortner                    Geneseo         27:10.28
15.       Chris Moore                             Geneseo         27:12.71

2012 Top 15 Finishers - Women
1.         Emily Cotey                             Cortland           23:24.72
2.         Rachel Malone                       Brockport         23:25.92
3.         Danielle Kennedy                  Oneonta           23:26.26
4.         Cassie Goodman                  Geneseo         23:29.90
5.         Nichole Wischoff                    New Paltz        23:41.70
6.         Kelley Driscoll                         Plattsburgh     23:47.18
7.         Jordyn Naylon                         Cortland           24:07.01
8.         Ashton Hughes                      Geneseo          24:09.57
9.         Colleen Coon                         Plattsburgh      24:11.36
10.       Brigid Heenan                        Geneseo          24:11.43
11.       Cailin Kowalewski                 Geneseo          24:11.74
12.       Rebekah Steinke                   Geneseo          24:15.47
13.       Amanda Wolfer                       New Paltz        24:18.36
14.       Alyssa Knott                            Geneseo          24:18.68
15.       Mary Aldridge                          Geneseo          24:20.51

2012 Hall of Fame Additions
To qualify, a runner must finish in the top 5 once, top 10 twice, or top 15 three times in their career.

Men
Alex Brimstein                                   Geneseo
Chris Mateer                                      Geneseo
Cody Amengual                                 Cortland
Ryan Moynihan                                  Geneseo

Women
Emily Cotey                                         Cortland
Rachel Malone                                   Brockport
Cassie Goodman                              Geneseo
Nichole Wischoff                                New Paltz
Kelley Driscoll                                     Plattsburgh
Jordyn Naylon                                     Cortland

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