Results 

ROCHESTER, NY – The Nazareth men's cross country team finished fifth of 11 teams on Saturday at the Empire 8 Championships hosted at the Murphy Field Cross Country Course at St. John Fisher. Senior Connor Jackson was the top finisher for the Golden Flyers, taking 12^th place over the 8k course in 27:12.3.

How it Happened:

• Geneseo was the champion with 24 points, followed by Utica (72), Houghton (82), Brockport (102), Nazareth (114), St. John Fisher (174), Alfred (184), Hartwick (266), SUNY Poly (300), Sage (303), and Keuka (312).
• Right behind Jackson was senior Cameron Almy in 13^th, clocking a  27:14.1.
• A trio of freshman were the final scorers for Nazareth headlined by Kaedan Leonidas who was 32^nd in 28:08.7. Rylan Powell was 37^th in 28:28.6, followed by Grady Engelbert in 38^th in 28:31.0
• Michael Naylor was 45^th in 28:49.4 and Brennan Farr was 49^th in 29:08.6
• Colin Francis was 51^st in 29:24.8, Edward Popp 53^rd in 29:27.1, and Joseph Cataldo was 54^th in 29:29.5.

Meet Notes:

• Jackson (12^th place) made a huge jump from the 2024 Empire 8 Cross Country championships where he placed 40^th
• Almy also had a significant jump from his 2024 E8 Championship, jumping from 51^st to 13th

Up Next:

• Nazareth will have a week off before the NCAA Niagara Regional hosted by the University of Rochester at Genesee Valley Park on November 15