By: Brian Savard, Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications
Meet Results
CANTON, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State men's cross country team closed out its 2022 season at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championships hosted by St. Lawrence University on Saturday at the Ronald C. Hoffmann Cross Country Course, placing 15th with a score of 416 points.
Sophomore
Noah Bonesteel (Averill Park, N.Y./Averill Park) and first-year student Erik Kucera (Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai) finished in sequence to lead the Cardinals, placing 66th (28:07.7) and 67th (28:09.2), respectively, on the rain-soaked, eight-kilometer course. First-year student Ethan Kahl (Whitesboro, N.Y./Whitesboro) checked in shortly thereafter, clocking a 72nd-place time of 28:17.5, while junior
Michael Brockway (Washingtonville, N.Y./Washingtonville) took 89th (28:49.6) and first-year student Nick Gelsomino (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point) finished 126th (30:47.1). Junior
Sean Grady (Lagrangeville, N.Y./Arlington) and sophomore
Denali Rodriguez-Garnica (Port Henry, N.Y./Moriah) rounded out the Plattsburgh State contingent, placing 132nd (31:29.1) and 141st (32:12.3), respectively.
Williams College won the regional team championship with a score of 40 points and earns the region's automatic bid into the NCAA Division III National Championships. Senior Elias Lindgren of Williams crossed first individually with a time of 25:03.9.