Meet Results

WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Plattsburgh State men's cross country earned a fifth-place finish at the 27^th James Earley Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 7, competing against 24 teams in their respective race. The Cardinals were able to get a preview of the course that will host the NCAA Division III Mideast Region Championships on Nov. 11^th, as they scored 197 points in the race and were able to familiarize themselves with a technical course.

Plattsburgh State will next race at the Connecticut College Invitational on Oct. 14^th, the team's final meet before the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Championships on Oct. 28^th.
The team combined for a total time of 2:15:09.06 on the 8k course and averaged 27:01.82 on the course between all of their runners.

The Cardinals' fifth-place finish was highlighted by Graham Richard (Albany, N.Y./Albany), who was the first Plattsburgh runner to complete the course, earning a 12th-place finish with a mark of 26:09.32. Noah Bonesteel (Averill Park, N.Y./Averill Park) registered a 25th-place finish as the next Cardinal across, coming with a time of 26:25.05. Justin Kumrow (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac) earned a 40^th overall finish as he nearly bested his personal record (PR) with a time of 27:05.25 in the 8k race.

Jeremy Gundrum (West Sand Lake, N.Y./Averill Park) continued to race well for Plattsburgh, as he was the fourth Cardinal to finish with a time of 27:39.32 to place 63^rd overall. Erik Kucera (Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai) wasn't too far behind his senior counterpart, slotting into the 70^th overall spot with a mark of 27:50.12. Peter Basile (Castleton-On-Hudson, N.Y./Maple Hill) and Zander Brown (Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham) rounded out the Cardinals' top seven runners, finishing with times of 28:39.37 and 29:26.10, respectively, on an unfamiliar course. Evan Howe (Peru, N.Y./Peru) was the final Cardinal to compete on Saturday, posting a time of 29:42.76.