MEET RESULTS

UTICA, N.Y. – The Hartwick College men's cross country team placed third at the SUNY Poly "Bill Tylutki" Wildcat Invitational on Saturday morning, finishing with 77 points in the 8K race.

Senior Erik Higgins (Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central) was the first Hawk to cross the finish line, placing 13th overall with a time of 30:41.0. He was followed closely by freshman Andrew Montalvo (Smithtown, N.Y.), who finished 14th in 30:48.9.

Hartwick finished behind Hobart, which won the team competition with 31 points, and Hudson Valley Community College, which placed second with 36 points. The Hawks finished ahead of SUNY Poly and Keuka, both Empire 8 opponents.

The team is next in action on Saturday, Oct. 2 at Fredonia.

Sophomore Basil Metz (Highland, N.Y./Highland) came across next for Hartwick, finishing 15th overall with a time of 31:22.0. Freshman Brady Stryker (Niskayuna, N.Y.) was fourth for the Hawks and 18th overall in 31:42.7, while freshman Matthew Canning (Saranac, N.Y.) rounded out Hartwick's scoring five with a 22nd-place finish in 32:22.2.

Rounding out the Hartwick runners were junior Devon Spalding (Mineola, N.Y./Mineola), who placed 30th in 33:43.8, junior Larry McCumiskey (Delhi, N.Y./Delaware Academy), who finished 34th in 34:22.2, and senior Calvin Higgins (Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central), who placed 42nd in 36:48.5.