Connor Jackson
Connor Jackson improved his previous best time by nearly a minute.

Men's Cross Country

Eight Golden Flyers Set PRs as Men’s XC Takes Fourth at Hamilton Short Course Invitational

Results

HAMILTON, NY – The entire Golden Flyers returning squad set personal bests in a fourth-place finish for the Nazareth University men's cross country team in the 5k event at the Hamilton Short Course Invitation Saturday afternoon.

St. Lawrence and Hamilton each finished with 51 points, while Rochester had 86. In total, eight teams competed.
 
Senior Cade Eells finished 2nd with a time of 15:31.7, eclipsing his previous fastest time (15:53.1) by over twenty seconds. Classmate Ethan Kenyon also finished in the top ten (9th) at 15:43.9, over ten seconds faster than his time set last year (15:54.5).
 
Junior Cameron Almy finished with a 16:38.4 (16:52.0) and Antonio Benitez finished right behind his team mate at 16:38.8 (17:09.7), taking 34th and 35th, respectively. Fellow junior Connor Jackson rounded out the scoring by improving his previous time (17:43.0), by nearly a minute for a 16:44.9 to finish 40th.

Classmate Joseph Cataldo set his PR at 17:25.1 (18:08.1). Junior Gavin McAllister finished 44th with a 16:48.2 (17:14.0).
 
Sophomores Joe Britschge and Brennan Farr finished 41st and 46th respectively, with Britschge running a 16:45.6 (17:05.1) and Farr running a 16:50.4 (16:52.7).
 
Freshman Thuan Nguyen finished with a 17:29.0 and classmate Yousef Mahmoud ran a 20:12.7. 
 
The Golden Flyers compete next Saturday at the Yellowjacket Invitational, hosted by the University of Rochester at Genesee Valley Park.
 
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Players Mentioned

Cameron Almy

Cameron Almy

5' 10"
Junior
Antonio Benitez

Antonio Benitez

5' 11"
Junior
Joe Britschge

Joe Britschge

6' 0"
Sophomore
Joseph Cataldo

Joseph Cataldo

6' 5"
Junior
Cade Eells

Cade Eells

6' 1"
Senior
Brennan Farr

Brennan Farr

5' 11"
Sophomore
Connor  Jackson

Connor Jackson

5' 7"
Junior
Ethan  Kenyon

Ethan Kenyon

6' 0"
Senior
Gavin McAllister

Gavin McAllister

6' 1"
Junior
Yousef Mahmoud

Yousef Mahmoud

5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Cameron Almy

Cameron Almy

5' 10"
Junior
Antonio Benitez

Antonio Benitez

5' 11"
Junior
Joe Britschge

Joe Britschge

6' 0"
Sophomore
Joseph Cataldo

Joseph Cataldo

6' 5"
Junior
Cade Eells

Cade Eells

6' 1"
Senior
Brennan Farr

Brennan Farr

5' 11"
Sophomore
Connor  Jackson

Connor Jackson

5' 7"
Junior
Ethan  Kenyon

Ethan Kenyon

6' 0"
Senior
Gavin McAllister

Gavin McAllister

6' 1"
Junior
Yousef Mahmoud

Yousef Mahmoud

5' 6"
Freshman