MEN'S RESULTS

WOMEN'S RESULTS

CANTON, N.Y. -- The Fredonia State men's cross country team finished 10th in a field of 40 teams at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Meet held at St. Lawrence University on Saturday.

One of its runners is bound for the NCAA championship meet next Saturday in Oshkosh, Wis.

Peter Francia finished the 8,000-meter course in a time of 25:58.4, good enough for 19th place. That put him in the national field, the first Blue Devil to do so in three seasons.

Also, freshman Alex Gonzalez was 71st in a time of 26:53.4, a definitive drop in time from his previous best this season.

Other Blue Devils figuring in the scoring were freshman Zakk Hess (26:57.4); junior Jack Bennett (88th; 27:06); and freshman Jonmichael Knapp (101st; 27:24.1).

Other competitors were freshman Chris Chartrand (140th; 28:00.5) and Junior David Ballard (164th; 28:28.1).

"Finishing 10th was a big accomplishment," Blue Devil head coach Tom Wilson said, "since we weren't ranked in the Top 10 in the region all season."

The team title went to host St. Lawrence with a total of 89 points. Of the 272 harriers, Lee Berube of Geneseo was the top finisher in  a time of 24:41.3.

The women's team finished 20th of 36 teams.

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