MXC | Sagriff Wins, Team Places 2nd at Geneseo
The Laurentian cross-country running teams competed at the Mike Woods/Geneseo Invitational in New York's Letchworth State Park this weekend with both teams bringing home second place trophies. Over 300 runners and 23 NCAA Division 3 teams competed in the men's event, while 230 runners and 19 teams participated in the women's race.
The men's squad was led by Paul Sagriff's first-place finish. Sagriff ran the 8km course in a time of 25:13 and was closely followed by teammates Liam Passi, who was 6th in 25:54; Eric Gareau, 16th in 26:20; Caleb Beland, 18th in 26:24 and Dylan McKevitt, who completed the scoring in 28th place in 27:05. Displacers were Jarod Milford who placed 106th in 29:11 and Mika Muinonen, who was 116th in 29:36.
"This was our best result since the men's program was restored three years ago," said Associate Head Coach, Darren Jermyn. "And Paul ran a super race. He and Liam Passi took an early lead until Geneseo's Sean McAneny moved onto Paul's shoulder at the 5km mark. It was then a duel between Paul and McAneny with multiple surges and a final big kick. It was definitely fun to watch."
Individual Results – Laurentian Men
1, Paul Sagriff, 25:13
6, Liam Passi, 25:54
16, Eric Gareau, 26:20
18, Caleb Beland, 26:24
28, Dylan McKevitt, 27:05
106, Jarod Milford, 29:11
118, Mika Muinonen, 29:34
Top-5 Average Time: 26:11
Team Results
1. Geneseo, 32 pts
2. Laurentian, 69
3. Rowan College, 77
4. Delhi, 158
5. RIT. 185
6. Geneseo Alumni, 203
7. Penn State U – Behrend, 244
8. St. John Fisher, 270
9. Oswego College, 275
10. Rochester, 292
11. SUNY Poly, 306
12. Fredonia, 310
13. SUNY – ESF, 331
14. Adrian. 339
15. Nazareth College, 360
16. Penn College, 422
17. Hobart, 426
18. Shenandoah, 445
19. Alfred State, 557
20. D'Youville, 616
21. Alfred College, 673
22. Lycoming, 692
23. Hilbert, 697