FREDONIA, NY – The Alfred University men's cross country team finished 12^th out of 13 teams competing in the Kara Hall Memorial Invitational on Friday morning at Fredonia.
 
The Saxons defeated Hartwick College by two points (398-400). Ben Klee (Elmira, NY/Elmira), Damian Brown (Homer, NY/Homer) and Evan Foran (Vestal, NY/Vestal) formed a pack of Saxon runners as the leaders. Klee finished 111^th overall and scored 74 points to lead AU with a time of 30:42.5. Brown followed close behind with a time of 30:45.9, just one place behind. Foran ran a 31:13.2 for 116^th place and 77 team points.
 
Aidan Bieron (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore West) finished 131^st with a time of 32:42.0 and Zach Schultz (Middleport, NY/Royalton-Hartland) ran a 33:14.0 to finish 136^th.
 
The Saxons will next get their final race in before the Empire 8 Championships hosted by SUNY Poly on Saturday, October 31. Their final tune-up is at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational hosted by Gettysburg College on Saturday, October 17 at 11:00am.