Hobart closed its cross country season Saturday with an 18th-place finish among 25 teams at the NCAA Niagara Regional Championships in Fredonia.
Junior Duncan Kipkoech paced the Statesmen over the 8-kilometer course, finishing 74th among 176 runners in 27 minutes, 2.7 seconds, according to HWS Athletics.
Sophomore Malachi Quinn was Hobart’s second finisher, taking 89th in 27:23.0. Junior Philip Dilgard-Clark followed in 100th with a time of 27:46.2.
Junior William Green placed 125th in 28:47.6, and first-year runner Kai Wilson finished 132nd in 29:06.6 to complete the Statesmen’s top five.
Evan Shannon finished 151st in 30:45.7, while Andrew Istvan took 153rd in 31:03.6.
Geneseo wins team and individual titles
SUNY Geneseo put four runners in the top 10 to win the regional team championship. NYU finished second with 52 points, followed by Rochester with 140.
Geneseo’s Emerson Comer won the individual race in 24:33.8. Teammate James Tette finished second in 24:36.9.
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