Koshi leads men to 4th

Sembel Koshi was the top Fredonia State runner at the SUNYAC Men's Cross Country Championship Meet on Saturday, propelling the Devils to a fourth-place finish. Koshi was 15th overall, and four other Devils finished in the Top 30. A total of 103 runners from 10 conference schools competed.

He finished the 8k race in 26:27.8. Ted Tomasello was three spots behind Koshi in 18th, timing out in 27:02.5.

Less than four seconds separated Tomasello and Josh Walters, who finished 21st in 27:06.3. Kyle Campbell (27:12.3) and Patrick Klinger (27:31.2) also pointed for Fredonia State.

Displacement runners were Ethan Pocock (28:49.5) and Sam Cottrell (29:22.0).

Geneseo took the team title, followed by Brockport and Cortland. The Devils finished ahead of 10th-place SUNY Buffalo State earning the Devils points in the Battle by the Lake.

Fredonia State Finishers

1. 15 Sembel Koshi 26:27.8

2. 18 Ted Tomasello 27:02.5

3. 21 Josh Walters 27:06.3

4. 23 Kyle Campbell 27:12.3

5. 27 Patrick Klinger 27:31.2

6. ( 40) Ethan Pocock 28:49.5

7. ( 44) Sam Cottrell 29:22.0

Team Finals

1. 23 Geneseo (25:45.9 128:49.3 0:44.1)

2. 35 Brockport (25:58.7 129:53.1 0:30.7)

3. 94 Cortland (26:53.6 134:27.8 1:19.4)

4. 104 Fredonia St. (27:04.1 135:20.1 1:03.4)

5. 124 Oneonta (27:25.0 137:04.9 1:12.0)

6. 187 Plattsburgh (28:43.3 143:36.4 3:25.0)

7. 216 New Paltz (29:27.0 147:14.7 2:13.0)

8. 229 Oswego (29:47.9 148:59.1 2:28.8)

9. 261 Potsdam (31:12.5 156:02.1 5:51.8)

10. 305 SUNY Buffalo State (32:56.1 164:40.2 2:21.8)