Fredonia swept the SUNYAC Cross County Runner of the Week awards, announced Monday.
Merlin Joseph Jr., a senior from Binghamton, had an outstanding effort at the Houghton Highlander Invitational. He was able to muster a fifth-place finish out of 187 runners with a time of 25:29.2. At an average of 5:08 per mile, Joseph Jr. earned his personal-best, topping his previous record by 22 seconds.
Emily Maguire, a junior from Oakdale, turned in a strong showing at the Houghton Highlander Invitational. She ran a season best 23:46.2, good for a ninth-place finish out of a 41 runner field. Maguire's performance paced the Blue Devils to a fifth-place finish out of 16 teams at the meet. She missed her personal-record in the 6K by only 7.7
