BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Sophomore
Luca Strangis finished fifth out of 152 runners to lead the RIT men's cross country team to a second-place finish out of 10 teams at Brockport's Tom Balon Alumni Classic at Sweden Town Park, Saturday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Strangis finished in a time of 16:12.0, just ahead of junior Spencer Buff in sixth (16:17.7).
- First-year Aaron Meyer finished eighth with a time of 16:24.6.
- Sophomore Matthew Monnes crossed the line 14th in 16:40.7.
- Senior Zachary Sowers rounded out the Tigers' scoring five, placing 15th in 16:42.0.
- Senior Samuel Adamson placed 16th (16:43.2) ahead of first-year Benjamin Arbegast in 21st (16:49.9) to complete the top-seven.
- The Brockport Alumni won the meet with 33 points, followed by RIT (48), Brockport (67), Buffalo State (124) and Rochester (132) in the top-five.
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Yellowjacket Invitational hosted by Rochester at Genesee Valley Park.
BROCKPORT TOM BALON ALUMNI CLASSIC (5K)
RIT FINISHERS
5. Luca Strangis, 16:12.0
6. Spencer Buff, 16:17.7
8 Aaron Meyer, 16:24.6
14. Matthew Monnes, 16:40.7
15. Zachary Sowers, 16:42.0
16. Samuel Adamson, 16:43.2
21. Benjamin Arbegast, 16:46.9
24. Nathan Merlo, 16:55.7
27. Benicio Benzan, 17:07.0
29. Harrison Binnick, 17:09.6
44. Brennan Peters, 17:23.7
55. Dylan Walsh, 17:43.8
58. Joe Krenzer, 17:47.0
66. Calvin Barrett, 17:59.9
70. Karter Langston, 18:04.4
73. Logan Mesiti, 18:06.5
