Members of Men's and Women's Cross Country Compete in Canisius Alumni Classic

Saturday, October 14

Buffalo, NY

12pm

Canisius Alumni Classic

Photo by: Leo Lin

Members of Men's and Women's Cross Country Compete in Canisius Alumni Classic

10/14/2023 7:38:00 PM | Cross Country

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Members of the men's and women's cross country teams participated in the Canisius Alumni Classic Saturday afternoon at Delaware Park.

On the men's side, the Bulls finished third of 13 teams with 87 points, being led by junior Cory Demo who placed 9^th (25:04.4). Freshmen Samuel Cornfield (18^th, 25:33.1) and Chris Turner (20^th ,25:36.3) were the next two Buffalo runners to finish, with Johann Matzal (24^th, 25:42.1) and Fernando Sanchez (28^th, 26:06.0) rounding out the top five for the Bulls.

"The men had a strong day on the course," said Head Coach Vicki Mitchell. "All nine of the men ran personal best times over the 8k distance."

In the women's 5k, the Bulls placed 5^th of 12 teams with 170 points. Elizabeth Powers led all Buffalo runners, finishing 27^th with a time of 19:20.5. Powers was followed by freshman Megan Smith (30^th, 19:27.6), Chloe Freeland (41^st, 19:50.6), Lauren O'Rourke (50^th, 20:13.2) and Kaitelyn Edinger (53^rd, 20:19.3).

"This was a very good race for our women, who have shown great progress throughout the season," said Mitchell. "Three of our five women ran personal best 5k times, including Powers who smashed her previous record at the Canisius course by over a minute, with Smith also shaving a minute off of her personal best 5k time."

For complete results from the meet, click here.

With the meet being in Buffalo, Mitchell took the time to credit the support the athletes received throughout the day of racing.

"Our team had the opportunity to compete near home with great support from teammates, friends and family, creating a great atmosphere for competition."

The Bulls will compete next in Bowling Green, Ohio again for their next event, with the Falcons hosting the Mid-American Conference Championships on Saturday, October 28^th.

For more coverage of Buffalo men's and women's cross country, follow the program on X (@UB_XCTF), Instagram (@BullsTFXC) and Facebook ("Buffalo Track & Cross Country").