GENESEO, N.Y. - The Empire 8 announced its men's cross country All-Conference awards on Tuesday, Dec. 3, and SUNY Geneseo swept all three major honors. Charlie Wilson brought home Runner of the Year honors, Ethan Becker was named Rookie of the Year, and the coaching staff, led by head coach Dan Moore, won Coaching Staff of the Year. Additionally, the Knights earned 18 All-Conference honors and Pierce Young was named the Sportsman of the Year for Geneseo.

Wilson enjoyed a tremendous season for the Knights, earning NCAA Division III All-American honors with a 31st place finish at nationals, while winning the individual honor at the 2024 Niagara Region Championship (24:51.8) and earning runner-up honors at the Empire 8 Championships. Wilson was also second at the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University and was 13th at the SUNY Geneseo Mike Woods Invitational. He set a personal best over 8.000-meters with a time of 24:13.0 at the Empire 8 Championship and broke 25 minutes in all five of his events this season.

Becker ran a season-best time of 25:36.4 over 8,000-meters to place 21st overall and earn All-Empire 8 third team honors at the 2024 E8 Championship. He also recorded top-50 finishes at the Rodenbeck Invitational hosted by St. John Fisher, University of Rochester Yellowjacket Invitational and Harry F. Anderson Invitational.

The SUNY Geneseo coaching staff, led by head coach Dan Moore and assistant coaches Chris Popovici and Kieran Sheridan were honored as the 2024 Empire 8 Coaching Staff of the Year. Moore, Popovici, and Sheridan led Geneseo to the Empire 8 Championship in its first season as a league member on Nov. 2. In addition, the Knights were second as a team at the Niagara Region Champions and sixth at the 2024 NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championships. Moore mentored 18 all-league selections, seven All-Region honorees and All-Americans Alex Hillyard and Charlie Wilson. Wilson also won the individual title at the Niagara Region Championship and Ryan Hagan was the 2024 Empire 8 Individual Champion.

Joining Wilson on First-Team All-Empire 8 was Emerson Comer, Ryan Hagan, William Hall, Alex Hillyard, Austin Schoen, and Pierce Young. Nick Bauman, Anson Butler, Kyle Gronau, and Michael Taranto earned Second-Team honors, while Becker, Logan Baker, Aidan Glynn, Eion McClain, Micah McCulley, James Tette, and Justin Thang picked up Third-Team recognition. For the full press release from the Empire 8, click here.