MARCY, N.Y. – The SUNY Poly Cross Country team traveled to Hamilton College on Saturday for the Hamilton Invitation. The men's team placed 4th and the women's teams place 5^th in the race. The men were 5^th out of 13 teams with 120 points and the women were 5^th out of nine teams with 172 points.

Men's Race

Freshman, Noah Valvo (Town of Wright, N.Y.) led the way for the Wildcats, finishing 22^nd overall with a time of 28:07. Ian Kurzrock (Woodbound, N.Y.) finished close behind with a time of 28:28 in 29^th place. Jonathon Miller (Oneonta, N.Y.) finished 30^th with a time of 28:33.

Women's Race

Senior, Rebecca LaPorte (New Hartford, N.Y.) finished 39^th with a time of 21:39. Kiersten Albertson (Kirkville, N.Y.) finished with a time of 22:02 in 41st^th place. Jalize Mejia-Perez (Bronx, N.Y.) placed 51^st with a time of 23:21.

The Wildcats will travel back to Hamilton to race in the Hamilton Short Course Invitation on October 21^st. The meet is scheduled to start at 11:00 AM.