What: The 2026 SUNYAC Women's and Men's Cross Country Championship Meet.
When: Saturday, October 31. The women at 11 a.m., the men at noon.
Where: Fortin Park in Oneonta, N.Y.Â
Course Maps: Women's 6K /
Men's 8KÂ /
Starting box assignments
How to Watch: Live coverage will be provided via the SUNYAC Sports Network, available
HERE. In addition, real-time results will be provided by Leone Timing at this
LINK.
Who to Watch: The 2026 season has been a struggles for the Fredonia State women. With a roster of only four runners, they have been unable to attain a team score in any of the five meets to date. That won't change Saturday, so individual goals are on the line.
Calie Hudson made the all-conference team as a freshman in 2024 while
Emily Frank has been the team's leading runner this fall. On the men's side,
Steve Hallberg is the defending SUNYAC champ. He won the 2025 race held at Plattsburgh with a time of 26:06.8 for 8,000 meters and led the Blue Devils to second place in the team standings.
Lucas Peterson-Volz and
Edward Jourdan are also capable of finishing in the top 15. It would be the second top 15 finish for Peterson-Volz and would earn him a spot in the SUNYAC Cross Country Hall of Fame.Â
Fredonia State Head Coach Tom Wilson says:Â "It should be an exciting weekend. I believe we will see some fireworks from our runners this year as we continue to push for titles and NCAA berths. We (the women's team) will not score this year but we are looking to PR across the board and build motivation for the regional championship. (The men) are looking to stay in the top three as a team. Cortland and Oneonta have strong teams, along with Buff State."
Why it Matters: In addition to shooting the highest placement possible to earn points in the SUNYAC Commissioner's Cup standings, the Blue Devils and Buffalo State will be vying for four points -- two for each gender -- in the Lake Erie Cup race. Fredonia State currently holds a 3-1 lead based on the outcome of men's and women's soccer regular-season contests.Â
History Lesson: According to SUNYAC records, Hallberg became the eighth Blue Devil to emerge as conference champion with his win last year, and the first since Vinnie Derocco in 2000. Other former Blue Devil champs were Robert Carroll (1976 and 1977), John Hallgren (1978), Don Brenner (1980), Bernie Prabucki (1981, 1982), Michael Gaughran (1985), and Jeff Winden (1992). Hallberg will look to join Carroll and Prabucki as repeat champs.
