Three Is a Crowd As Herkimer Cross Country Takes 3rd Place at Bronco Classic

The men's and women's cross country teams swept two third place finishes tonight at the Bronco Weekday 5K Classic hosted by SUNY Delhi - the site of this year's Regional competition.  In typical fashion the women's team was led by freshman standout Mollianne Parsons.  Molly finished the 5K event in a time of 21:52.15 earning her a 5^th place finish overall.  Teammate Melissa Wagner wasn't too far behind finishing 11^th overall in a time of 23:56.92.  Stephanie Bergstrom and Serena Sweeney had a competitive split coming in 14^th and 16^th respectively with times of 24:27.12 and 25:13.09.  The pack was rounded out by sophomore Emmalee Kelting finishing the race in 29:38.47 earning her a 31^st place finish. 

Team scores:

Broome:                             30 points

SUNY Delhi:                       34 points

HCCC:                                   60 points

HVCC:                                   Incomplete

Word of Life:                      Incomplete

Bryant and Stratton:       Incomplete

On the men's side the General's were once again led by sophomore Eric Green.  Green finished the 5K course in a respectable 18:56.47 earning him a 26^th place finish overall.  Teammates Brian Majka, Sheldon Johnson, and Jake Raner completed a competitive split placing 31^st (19:37.75), 34^th (20:04.00), and 39^th (20:42.99) respectively.  The team was rounded out with Ilion native Jose Maldonado finishing 44^th in a time of 21:24.70, Jacob Witter finishing 48^th in a time of 21:40. 53 and Ryan Butler finishing right behind him in 49^th place in a time of 22:29.63. 

Team Scores:

Delhi:                                    25 points

Broome:                              37 points

HCCC:                                    86 points

Bryant and Stratton:       94 points

Sullivan:                               134 points

Word of Life:                      Incomplete

The General's next event is this Saturday, October, 10^th at Hamilton college.