Cross Country Posts Strong Finishes While Hosting MAC Championships

Saturday, November 1

Buffalo, NY

11 am

University at Buffalo

MAC Championships

Photo by: Jeffrey T. Barnes

Cross Country Posts Strong Finishes While Hosting MAC Championships

11/1/2025 2:49:00 PM | Cross Country

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo cross country program hosted the Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday afternoon at Audubon Golf Course. The Bulls brought their best at home, with the men posting their lowest score since 2020 and the women with their highest placement since 2017.

"It was a fantastic day for championship races," said Program Director and Head Coach Vicki Mitchell. "I couldn't be prouder of both our men's and women's teams for the way they competed and the athletic department as a whole for representing the University at Buffalo in such a great way."

MEN'S 8K
The Buffalo men placed fourth of 10 teams in the 8k race. The team's 97 points tied Akron for third place, but the Zips held the tiebreaker to take sole possession of the podium finish. The Bulls' 97 points were the program's best score at conference championships since 2020 (94).

Jacob Brink led the way for the Bulls with a time of 24:31.4 to place seventh overall in the field of 85 runners. Brink earned All-MAC First Team honors for his performance, becoming the first Buffalo runner to do so since Ryan Buzby in 2022. Noah Brightman trailed Brink closely to finish 12th with a time of 24:41.1. Brightman earned All-MAC Second Team honors, becoming the 12th runner in program history to do so.

Collin Stafford (23rd, 25:05.4), Cameron Bogdan (24th, 25:05.9) and Aidan Norris (32nd, 25:22.0) rounded out the Bulls top five. Matt Gensel (43rd, 25:38.2), Chris Turner (53rd, 26:07.2), Luke Stoeffler (61st, 26:27.6) and Kevin Sherry (66th, 26:37.1) also competed for the Bulls.

"It was a great day for us," said Assistant Coach Tyler Scheving. "We had two men earn All-MAC honors and we were just one point shy of reaching the top three, which was a huge improvement."

Toledo	58
Miami (OH)	80
Akron	97
Buffalo	97
Ohio	103
Eastern Michigan	119
Central Michigan	147
UMass	166
Kent State	252
Bowling Green	268

WOMEN'S 6K
The Buffalo women placed eighth of 13 programs, the team's highest placement since 2017.

Bronagh Cassidy led the way for the Bulls, finishing 23rd with a time of 21:28.5. The senior was less than ten seconds shy of her personal record (21:19.1). Vassi Klock was next to place for the Bulls, taking 27th with a time of 21:32.1. Jacquie Appenheimer (42nd, 22:02.1), Fiona Klingbeil (62nd, 22:30.8) and Allison Newton (74th, 22:58.4) rounded out the Bulls top five.

Paris Welker (76th, 22:59.4), Ciena Ferguson (78th, 23:01.2), Brianna Urban (82nd, 23:06.3), Megan Smith (100th, 24:03.5) and Sophie Brettholtz (103rd, 24:30.5) also competed for the Bulls.

Toledo	32
Ohio	62
Bowling Green	67
Central Michigan	164
Miami (OH)	171
Western Michigan	174
UMass	187
Buffalo	207
Akron	226
Eastern Michigan	296
Ball State	298
Kent State	325
Northern Illinois	338

ALL RESULTS
Click here to access all results from MAC Championships. All information regarding conference championships can be found here.

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").

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