Men's Cross Country | 10/27/2022 10:05:30 AM
The 2022 Empire 8 Men’s Cross Country Championship will take place at 12 p.m. on Saturday, October 29 at the Field of Dreams Course on the campus of Houghton University. Nine teams will vie for the team title in the 6,000-meter event. Nazareth College will look to earn its third consecutive Empire 8 Championship. Live results will be able from
www.leonetiming.com.
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Nazareth College men enter the 2022 season looking to win their third straight Empire 8 title. In addition, the Golden Flyers are seventh in the most recent USTFCCCA Niagara Region rankings. The Golden Flyers return their top five finishers from last season’s E8 Championship winning team and seven All-Empire 8 selections overall. Senior Nathan Bowers was the Empire 8 runner-up in each of the last two conference championship races, while teammate and classmate Nathan McNally finished third overall last year. Bowers has garnered a pair of E8 Runner of the Week accolades this season. Sophomore Cade Eells was the 2021 Empire 8 Rookie of the Year and earned All-E8 first team accolades, while Matt Reimann and garnered All-E8 second team honors and Jake Suddaby and Lucas Sharron also return after earning All-Empire 8 third team honors.
St. John Fisher University just missed winning its first Empire 8 Championship last fall and return four All-Empire 8 selections. Junior Ethan Billings, the Spring 2021 E8 Rookie of the Year is back to lead the way in 2022. He placed sixth overall at last year’s championship. Nick Ferri (second team), Myles Andersen (third team) and Riley Nash (third team) also return for the Cardinals. Seniors Brandon Nicosia and Derrick Tandle will also be counted on to score key points.
Houghton University finished third at the 2021 Empire 8 Championship. Junior Caleb Kasper returns as Houghton’s top runner and recently earned E8 Runner of the Week accolades. He garnered All-E8 second team honors during the Spring 2021 season and placed 22nd overall last fall. Sophomores James Eustace and Zach Tucker will also challenge for all-conference accolades, while Newcomers Ben Allen and Amos Bixler will be be counted on to contribute for Houghton, who is looking for its first league title.
Alfred University will look to make its ascent up the league standings after placing fourth in each of the last two seasons. Sophomore Max Rasilla placed 35th overall at the 2021 E8 Championship and will look to earn all-league honors Saturday. Kevin Flint, George Mecca and Yuner Sesmas are primed to make a key impact for the Saxons at the championship meet.
Utica University will look to improve on last year’s fifth place finish at the Empire 8 Championship, as its top-five runners return last season. The duo of juniors Michael Roberts and Hayden Lohmann will both look to earn all-league honors this fall after top-25 finishes at the 2021 Empire 8 Championship. Roberts is the reigning E8 Runner of the Week. Sophomore Tristan Vargo and junior Andrew Wieder will be counted on to earn valuable points for the Pioneers. Newcomers Zach Brown and Anthony Leotta will also look to garner All-E8 accolades.
Sophomore Aidan Freda and first-year Sam Bagley will compete for
Hartwick College this weekend. Freda earned 40th place finish at the 2021 E8 Championship.
Russell Sage College will look to make its way up the Empire 8 standings this fall under first year head coach Regan Grube. Senior Joe Degiorgio along with sophomore Isaac Langer will lead the way for the Gators in 2022. Degiorgio placed 34th overall at the 2021 E8 Championship. Newcomers Robert Cusato and Christopher Pellegrini will also look to make an impact on Saturday.
Keuka College enters its second season as an Empire 8 cross country program in 2022. First-year runners Jesse Bolster, Noah Keys, sophomores Devyn Scheidt, Daniel Rustay and junior Fredrick Payan will look to lead the Wolves on Saturday.
Medaille University makes its Empire 8 debut in 2022 for head coach Dave Sardo. The Mavericks placed third overall at the AMCC Championship in 2021 and feature sophomore Joshua Wolski, junior Brandon Davis and freshman Braeden Lewis.
The 2022 E8 Championship schedule is below. For the most up to date information on this year's championship, follow the Empire 8 Conference on Twitter (@Empire8). Live results will be available at
www.leonetiming.com.
2021 Empire 8 Cross Country Championship Schedule
Saturday, October 29
Women’s Race (6,000-meters) – 11:00 a.m.
Men’s Race (8,000-meters) – 12:00 p.m.
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