ROCHESTER, NY – The Alfred University men's cross country team finished 23^rd out of 24 teams at the NCAA Division III Niagara Region Championships hosted by University of Rochester on Saturday morning.
 
The Saxons were led by Yuner Sesmas (Apollo, PA/Kiski Area) in 129^th scoring position with a time of 29:39.6 out of the 172-runner field. The pack-running mentality of AU showed in their next four runners, finishing between 134^th scoring place and 146^th.
 
"I'm very proud of how our season went this year," Head Coach Matt Phillips '10 said. "We saw a lot of progression with this young team and they should be very happy with the work they've done and all the miles they've ran this fall. It has been a joy watching them accomplish their goals and seeing their hard work pay off."
 
George Mecca (Derby, NY/Eden) was the next Saxon to cross the finish line with a time of 29:52.6. Finnegan Dean (Potsdam, NY/Potsdam Central) ran a 30:16.1 as he passed the most runners out of the Saxons since the 2K mark, jumping ahead by two spots at the end.
 
Max Rasilla (Moraga, CA/Midland) was just behind Dean with a time of 30:27.2 with Kevin Flint (Caledonia, NY/Caledonia-Mumford) closing out the scoring group with a time of 30:58.3.