Men's Cross Country | 10/6/2018 12:26:00 PM

HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- Fredonia senior Ethan Francis (Dunkirk, N.Y./Dunkirk) finished second Saturday at the Houghton Highlander Invitational men's cross country race.

Francis covered the eight-kilometer Field of Dreams course in 27:13.5, an average of 5:28.6 per mile. There were 140 men in the race, won by RIT's Otto Kingstedt in 26:15.6 over a muddy course.

The next three scorers for Fredonia were junior Kyle Egan (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) in 64th, freshman Seth Fonda (Buffalo, N.Y./Cheektowaga) in 69th, sophomore Noah Watkins (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) in 70th, and freshman Kyle Campbell (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls) in 71st.

Displacement finishers were sophomore Matthew Erman (East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow) and sophomore Ryan Dunning (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee).

"It was a strong race from Ethan," Fredonia Head Coach Tom Wilson said. "Other strong races from Kyle Egan, Seth Fonda, and Noah Watkins."