Rochester, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men's cross country team competed in the Empire 8 Championship on Saturday. The Wildcats took home ninth place, while senior Noah Breedy led SUNY Poly with an 86th place finish with a time of 32:29.0

Junior Bennett Melita secured the top spot for Utica University with a time of 25:34.2 SUNY Genseo claimed six of the top 10 spots in the event, ultimately giving them first place in the event. Utica University, Houghton University and SUNY Brockport all closely followed. 

With times of: 

(86) Noah Breedy: 32:29.0

(92) Ethan LaMore: 33:03.1

(94) Ethan Baker: 33:29.9

(96) Alexander Whiteman: 34:18.6

(100) Bryan Doyle: 35:26.9

(102) Jack McCarthy: 35:35.6

(106) Schuyler Riley-Jones: 36:53.3

(108) Gannon Lisberg: 37:28.7

(110) Jack MoHat: 37:53.4

(113) Cole Jensen: 40:43.4

(114) Thomas Houghtaling: 41:29.3

The Wildcats would come secure ninth place in the meet.