Meet Results

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State men's cross country team posted a second-place finish hosting the Cardinal Classic on Saturday, September 2nd. With four teams in attendance, the Cardinals had two top-five finishers and three top-ten finishers, as Noah Bonesteel (Averill Park, N.Y./Averill Park) was Plattsburgh's first runner across the finish line, finishing in third place with a time of 16:25.8.

Following close behind Bonesteel was first-year Graham Richard (Albany, N.Y./Albany), who posted a time of 16:35.1in his first career race to finish a spot behind his teammate in fourth place. Michael Brockway (Washingtonville, N.Y./Washingtonivlle) was the next across the line, rounding out Plattsburgh's top ten finishers with his eighth-place performance, clocking in at 16:41.6.

Plattsburgh finished in second place on the day with 43 points, in a race that included St. Lawrence, Clarkson, and Paul Smith's, with St. Lawrence earning the overall team win as they had four of the top six finishers. The Cardinals will next race in Saratoga Springs at Pitney Meadow Community Farm in the RPI Harvest Classic on Sept. 16 at 11 a.m.

The Cardinals enjoyed some strong performances outside of their top three runners, as Justin Kumrow (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac) put up a personal best time of 17:03.9 to earn a 15th-place finish and fourth amongst his teammates. Running very well behind him were Jeremy Gundrum (West Sand Lake, N.Y./Averill Park) and Erik Kucera (Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai) who finished in 19th and 20th place respectively, coming in together with times of 17:18.1 and 17:18.3. Kucera's time was a solid personal record, as he bested his previous 5k mark by over a minute. Rounding out the team's top seven finishers was Logan Van Buren (Port Henry, N.Y./Moriah) who clocked in with a mark of 17:31.2.