LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The SUNY Geneseo men's and women's cross country teams are set to compete at the 2021 NCAA Division III Championships this Saturday (Nov. 20), hosted by Spalding at Tom Sawyer State Park. The men's race is scheduled to start at 10:45 AM ET followed by the women's race at 11:45 AM ET.
WOMEN'S PREVIEW
The Geneseo women qualified for their 22nd-consecutive NCAA Championship after winning the inaugural Niagara Region Championship last weekend (Geneseo won each of the previous five Atlantic Regional Championships before the regional realignment). Ranked eighth nationally and first in the region in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III poll, the Knights placed 10th in 2019 as Genny Corcoran '20 finished as the national runner-up. Geneseo finished in fifth in 2018 and sixth in 2017 following a third-place effort in 2016, a runner-up effort in 2015 and a fifth-place effort in 2014. Only juniors Windsor Ardner and Ciara Knott have competed in an NCAA Division III Championship prior to this season. Ardner placed 89th while Knott crossed in 199th in 2019 at the Tom Sawyer State Park course.
Windsor Ardner (Jr.) Liverpool, N.Y./ Liverpool
Prior NCAA Finishes: 89th (2019)
2021 Finishes: 1st - Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 2nd - SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 5th - Inter-Regional Border Battle; 4th - Mike Woods Invitational; 1st - Harry F. Anderson Invitational; 5th - Maribel Sanchez Southern Invitational
Greta Flanagan (Fy.) Oyster Bay, N.Y./ Oyster Bay
Prior NCAA Finishes: N/A
2021 Finishes: 30th - Inter-Regional Border Battle; 47th - Mike Woods Invitational; 16th - YellowJacket Invitational; 5th - Terry Rodenbeck Invitational
Penelope Greene (Fy.) Sag Harbor, N.Y./ Pierson
Prior NCAA Finishes: N/A
2021 Finishes: 3rd - Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 3rd - SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 12th - Inter-Regional Border Battle; 6th - Mike Woods Invitational; 8th - Harry F. Anderson Invitational; 15th - Maribel Sanchez Southern Invitational; 1st - Terry Rodenbeck Invitational
Katie Grossman (Fy.) Bethlehem, N.Y./ Bethlehem Central
Prior NCAA Finishes: N/A
2021 Finishes: 27th - Mike Woods Invitational; 20th - Harry F. Anderson Invitational; 13th - Maribel Sanchez Southern Invitational; 6th - Terry Rodenbeck Invitational
Rachel Hirschkind (Jr.) Monroe, N.Y./ Monroe Woodbury
Prior NCAA Finishes: N/A
2021 Finishes: 5th - Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 4th - SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 15th - Inter-Regional Border Battle; 2nd - Mike Woods Invitational; 6th - Harry F. Anderson Invitational
Marcie Hogan (Jr.) Eastport, N.Y./ Eastport South Manor
Prior NCAA Finishes: N/A
2021 Finishes: 8th - Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region) 19th - Inter-Regional Border Battle; 34th - Mike Woods Invitational
Ciara Knott (Jr.) Saratoga Springs, N.Y./ Saratoga Springs
Prior NCAA Finishes: 199th (2019)
2021 Finishes: 30th - Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 20th - Inter-Regional Border Battle; 14th - Mike Woods Invitational; 7th - Harry F. Anderson Invitational; 14th - Maribel Sanchez Southern Invitational
Kathleen McCarey (Jr.) Port Jervis, N.Y./ Minisink Valley
Prior NCAA Finishes: N/A
2021 Finishes: 2nd - Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 1st - SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 4th - Inter-Regional Border Battle; 1st - Mike Woods Invitational; 2nd - Harry F. Anderson Invitational; 4th - Maribel Sanchez Southern Invitational
Emily Miller (So.) Dryden, N.Y./ Dryden
Prior NCAA Finishes: N/A
2021 Finishes: 10th - Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 7th - SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 45th - Mike Woods Invitational; 6th - Terry Rodenbeck Invitational
MEN'S PREVIEW
The Geneseo men qualified for their 18th-consecutive NCAA Championship after earning first at the Niagara Region Championships last weekend. Ranked fifth nationally and first in the region in the latest USTFCCCA Division III polls, the Knights will be in the hunt for their ninth top-10 finish since 2008 after an eighth-place showing in 2019. Senior Bradley Farnham will run is his third NCAA Championship, placing 106th in 2018 and 142nd in 2019. Senior Riley Grossman and junior Ezra Ruggles competed in the 2019 NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championships as well, finishing 96th and 145th, respecitvely.
Nicky Andrews (Fy.) Brockport, N.Y./ Brockport
Prior NCAA Finishes: N/A
2021 Finishes: 4th- Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 3rd- SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 2nd - Inter-Regional Border Battle; 4th- Mike Woods Invitational; 3rd- Maribel Sanchez Southern Invitational
Matthew Blauvelt (Sr.) St. James, N.Y./ Smithtown East
Prior NCAA Finishes: N/A
2021 Finishes: 8th- Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 6th- SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 17th - Inter-Regional Border Battle; 11th- Maribel Sanchez Southern Invitational
Bradley Farnham (Sr.) Penfield, N.Y./ Penfield
Prior NCAA Finishes: 106th (2018), 142nd (2019)
2021 Finishes: 7th- Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 7th- SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 14th - Maribel Sanchez Southern Invitational
Riley Grossman (Sr.) Delmar, N.Y./ Bethlehem Central
Prior NCAA Finishes: 96th (2019)
2021 Finishes: 6th- Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 1st- SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 6th - Inter-Regional Border Battle; 6th- Mike Woods Invitational; 13th- Maribel Sanchez Southern Invitational
Ryan Mitchell (Jr.) Elma, N.Y./ Iroquois
Prior NCAA Finishes: N/A
2021 Finishes: 21st- SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 8th- Harry F. Anderson Invitational
Ezra Ruggles (Fy.) Saratoga Springs, N.Y./ Saratoga Springs
Prior NCAA Finishes: 145th (2019)
2021 Finishes: 3rd- Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 2nd- SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 3rd- Inter-Regional Border Battle; 1st- Mike Woods Invitational; 6th- Maribel Sanchez Southern Invitational
Ben Timmons (Sr.) Baldwinsville, N.Y./ Charles W. Baker
Prior NCAA Finishes: N/A
2021 Finishes: 10th- Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 11th- SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 35th- Inter-Regional Border Battle; 11th- Mike Woods Invitational; 5th- Harry F. Anderson Invitational
Charlie Wilson (So.) Romeo, Mich./ Romeo
Prior NCAA Finishes: N/A
2021 Finishes: 12th- Niagara Regional Championships (USTFCCCA All-Region); 10th- SUNYAC Championships (All-SUNYAC); 11th- Inter-Regional Border Battle; 10th- Mike Woods Invitational; 10th- Maribel Sanchez Southern Invitational
