Fredonia, NY – The Alfred State men's cross country team placed 11th overall at the Fredonia Kara Hall Memorial Invitational Friday afternoon, highlighted by a top-25 finish from Christian Wescott.

Wescott led the Pioneers in the 8K race, covering the course in 27:12.7 to finish 24th overall. He was followed by Max Knight, who crossed the line in 27:47.0 to place 44th.

Freshman Nick Yensan continued a solid rookie campaign, finishing 90th with a time of 29:28.4. Raymond Hagstrom added a 102nd-place finish in 30:03.0, while Bridger Dunstan rounded out the scoring five with a time of 31:24.7.

Additional finishes for the Pios included Nolan LeBaron (31:25.0), Liam Hudson (31:28.1), Evan Destefanis (31:50.6), Grayson Montague (32:17.3), William Lorenc (33:01.0), and Tiernan Bodolai (34:10.8).

As a team, the Pioneers accumulated 272 points to finish 11th in a competitive 13-team field.

The Pioneers will take a week off before heading to Geneseo for the Mike Woods Invite on October 16th.