FREDONIA, N.Y. - The Hartwick Men's Cross Country competed in the 2024 NCAA Niagara Regional Championships to wrap up the season, hosted by SUNY Fredonia.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Hawks geared up for a loaded meet, competing among 22 teams with championship aspirations, looking to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

• The 8k race would see Erik Higgins (Buffalo, N.Y.) finish first for the Hawks, completing the championship course in 30 minutes and 42 seconds.

• First year standout Devon Spalding (Mineola, N.Y.) finished closely behind Higgins, clocking in at 30 minutes and 57 seconds.

• Larry McCumiskey (Delhi, N.Y.) wrapped up his debut season with a finishing mark of 32 minutes and 47 seconds.

• Calvin Higgins (Buffalo, N.Y.) was next to cross the finish line for Hartwick, rolling in with a time of 32 minutes and 56 seconds, just 11 seconds behind McCumiskey.

• Jayden Perera (Middle Village, N.Y.) has found his stride in the later half of his first year, clocking in at 33 minutes and 22 seconds in his first NCAA Regional appearance.

• Closing out the championship race for the Hawks was Kevin Cando (Liberty, N.Y.) and Ethan Benedict (Apalachin, N.Y.). Cando posted a 36 minute and 44 second finish and Benedict crossed the finish line at 39 minutes and 29 seconds to cap off the 2024 campaign for Hartwick.

• Championship results can be found here.

COMMENTS FROM HEAD COACH NATE CREWS

"The men were in high spirits after the conference meet and had a lot of great workouts leading into Regionals. This is definitely the biggest meet the young crew has seen, they faced the course at Fredonia earlier in the season and definitely showed in how they raced. The men's primary job on the day was to beat SUNY Poly a second time on the larger stage and they did what was necessary to make it happen."

HARTWICK COLLEGE 

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