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Noah Melita win men's 8K, Laker women second overall at SUNYAC Cross Country Championships

Noah Melita placed first in the men's 8K with a time of 25:51.0 to become the men's overall first-place finisher at the SUNYAC Cross Country Championships
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The Laker women's team placed second overall, while the men's team had an historic individual first-place finish at the SUNYAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Noah Melita placed first in the men's 8K with a time of 25:51.0 to become the men's overall first-place finisher. Melita ended a 43-year-drought for the Lakers men's cross country team, who had not had a men's individual champion in cross country since 1983. He posted a 5:12.0 average mile. Overall, the team finished ninth.

The women's second-place finish is the highest finish in program history, thanks to a solid team effort:

  • Kyra Pellegrino finished fourth in the women's 6K with a time of 22:29.5. She averaged 6:01.9 per mile and scored four points.
  • Elena Gaffney placed fifth in the women's 6K in 22:44.3. She averaged 6:05.9 per mile and scored five points.
  • Hannah Reichard finished 10th in the women's 6K with a time of 23:25.2. She averaged 6:16.9 per mile and scored 10 points.
  • Jessica Torrey placed 14th in the women's 6K in 23:44.5. She averaged 6:22.1 per mile and scored 12 points.

Up next: The Lakers will compete at the Niagara Region XC Championships in Houghton, on Saturday, Nov. 14, starting at 11 a.m.

For more information on Laker student-athlete accomplishments, stories, scores and more, visit oswegolakers.com.

— Submitted by Intercollegaite Athletics