Morrisville State Men Open Season with 7thplace Finish Overall at SUNYIT Invite
By Brandy Thurston, Director of Sports Information
(Marcy, NY- Aug. 31, 2013) The Morrisville State College men’s cross country team opened the 2013 season Saturday with a 7th place finish overall at the SUNYIT Short Course Invitational in Marcy.
Sophomore Anthony Ostuni (Liverpool, N.Y.) led the Mustang efforts with a 36th overall finish, crossing the line for the 6K race in 21:48, as Morrisville State compiled 227 scoring points.
Senior Ben Sargrad (Manlius, N.Y.) was second to score for Morrisville State, crossing in 40th position at 22:11, while newcomer Byron Evans (Cazenovia, N.Y.) was close behind in 46th position with a time of 22:47.
Shawn Okula (Medford, N.Y.) and Erick Faherty (Vernon, N.Y.) rounded out scoring, finishing in 22:53 and 23:42 respectively.
SUNY ESF won the 12 team invitational with 33 team points.
Morrisville State returns to the courses Saturday at Oswego.
Team scoring: SUNY ESF 33, Utica 65, SUNYIT 70, Oswego 82, Cobleskill 131, Hobart 170, Morrisville State 227, Sage 253, Hudson Valley 281, Broome CC 290, Herkimer CC 292, Cazenovia 328
Morrisville State results:
7. 227 Morrisville State ( 22:41 1:53:21 1:54)
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1 36 Anthony Ostuni SO 21:48
2 40 Ben Sargrad SR 22:11
3 46 Byron Evans FR 22:47
4 49 Sawn Okula JR 22:53
5 56 Erick Faftherty FR 23:42
6 ( 67) Matthew Kennedy SO 26:23
7 ( 68) Steven Cuff JR 26:30
Morrisville State women 7th at SUNYIT Invitational
(Marcy, NY – Aug. 31, 2013) The Morrisville State College women’s cross country team recorded a 7th place finish overall Saturday morning, compiling 180 scoring points at the SUNYIT Invite in Marcy.
Senior Billie Jo Hinds (Oriskany, N.Y.) led Morrisville State with a seventh place individual finish, crossing the 5K race line with a time of 21:16, out of 143 runners.
Junior Amanda Hunt (Tunkhannock, Pa.) was second to cross for the Mustangs, finishing in 30th place with a time of 22:17. Newcomer Laura Harmon (Millford, N.Y.) followed with a time of 22:44, good enough for 37thoverall, while teammates Evelia Hehir (Washingtonville, N.Y.) and Chelsey Downs (Attica, N.Y.) rounded out team scoring with finishes of 23:24 and 26:30, respectively.
Oswego won the 12 team invitational, recording 45 scoring points.
Morrisville State travels to Oswego next Saturday for the Laker Invitational.
Team scoring: Oswego 45, Utica 62, William Smith 83, SUNY ESF 132, Cobleskill 166, Wells 169, Morrisville State 180, Sage 206, Cazenovia 213, Elms 272, Herkimer 331, SUNY IT 329
Morrisville State Individual Results:
7. 180 Morrisville State ( 23:15 1:56:11 5:14)
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1 7 Billie Jo Hinds SR 21:16
2 30 Amanda Hunt JR 22:17
3 37 Laura Harmon FR 22:44
4 44 Evelia Hehir SO 23:24
5 62 Chelsey Downs FR 26:30
6 ( 76) Amber Swan SO 29:57
7 ( 83) Shana Felix FR 43:31