FREDONIA, N.Y. – Junior Spencer Buff finished sixth out of 147 runners to lead the RIT men's cross country team to a third-place finish out of 13 teams at Fredonia's Kara Hall Memorial Invitational, Friday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Buff finished in a time of 26:28.5, ahead of sophomore Luca Strangis in 15th (26:57.5).
- Senior Zachary Sowers finished 17th with a time of 26:58.9 with sophomore Matthew Monnes crossing the line 20th in 27:09.7.
- First-year Dylan Walsh rounded out the Tigers' scoring five, placing 37th in 27:40.1.
- First-year Benjamin Arbegast placed 38th (27:41.0) ahead of junior Benicio Benzan in 39th (27:41.5) to complete the top-seven.
- SUNY Geneseo won the meet with 43 points, followed by Ithaca (78), RIT (90), Oneonta (133) and Utica (160) in the top-five.
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action Saturday, Oct. 10, at Houghton's Highlander Invitational.
FREDONIA KARA HALL MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL
RIT FINISHERS
6. Spencer Buff, 26:28.5
15. Luca Strangis, 26:57.5
17. Zachary Sowers, 26:58.9
20. Matthew Monnes, 27:09.7
37. Dylan Walsh, 27:40.1
38. Benjamin Arbegast, 27:41.0
39. Benicio Benzan, 27:41.5
41. Samuel Adamson, 27:44.4
46. Nathan Merlo, 27:48.9
53. Brennan Peters, 28:00.0
61. Joe Krenzer, 28:16.6
63. Matthew Califf, 28:21.1
66. Nate Flaherty, 28:25.2
92. Logan Mesiti, 29:33.8
