ROCHESTER, NY -- The Alfred University men's cross country team finished 21st out of 24 teams on Saturday at the University of Rochester Invitational at the Genesee Valley Park.

The Saxons were led by Finnegan Dean (Potsdam, NY/Potsdam Central) with a time of 28:03.8. Jacob Taylor (Avoca, NY/Wayland Cohocton) was the next Saxon to cross the finish line with a time of 28:11.7 with Seth Stevens () close behind with a time of 28:38.4.

Evan Foran (Vestal, NY/Vestal) and Aidan Bieron (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore West) rounded out the scoring positions with times of 31:07.2 and 31:31.4, respectively.

"After three weeks of straight training and no meets, it was a perfect day for the team to get back on the line," Assistant Head Coach Sierra Wilson '22 said. "With such a young team on both the men's and women's sides, this was most of the athletes' first time running a 6k and 8k. A lot was learned today, and I can't wait to see what the rest of the season brings."

Saturday's race was also an Alfred Cup event with Alfred State College coming out on top, for both the men's and women's races.

The Saxons will next run at Roberts Wesleyan University on Saturday, September 27.