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The Oswego State men's and women's cross country teams continued its resurgence with first- and second-place finishes, respectively, at the 20th Annual Oswego State Cross Country Invitational on Saturday.  The Laker men scored a minimum-best score of 15 points in the 8K Don Masterson Race, while the Laker women finished second with 104 points in the 5K Pat Peterson Race.  Ithaca's women captured first-place honors with 18 points.  Individual medalists included Ithaca's Heidi Baumbach, who crossed the finish line in 20:14.87, and Oswego State's Dylan Hardwick (Jr., Watertown, N.Y.), who recorded a time of 27:43.

On the men's side, the Lakers had seven runners cross the finish line before another competitor did.  Samson Dikeman (Sr., Altamont, N.Y.) placed second with a time of 27:50 followed by Mike Bott (Sr., Camillus, N.Y.) in third place with a time of 28:13.  Jeff Rozler (So., Bemus Point, N.Y.) and Eric Wojtanik (Jr., Eden, N.Y.) battled for fourth and fifth place down the home stretch with Rozler edging Wojtanik with a time of 28:29.09 compared to 28:29.82.  Ryan Korzinski (So., Ballston Lake, N.Y.) and Kyle Gilyard (Fr., Endicott, N.Y.) rounded out the top seven for Oswego State.

Kathleen Fulton (Fr., Oceanside, N.Y.) paced the Laker women, who edged out William Smith for second place by seven points, with a time of 21:46 for 15th place.  Katie Bott (Fr., Camillus, N.Y.) was the second Oswego State female to cross the finish line, as she posted a time of 21:53 for 17th place.  Erin Crise (So., Fredonia, N.Y.) narrowly finished ahead of Beth Tranes (Jr., Goshen, N.Y.) to finish 22nd and 23rd with times of 22:39.  The fifth Laker to complete the race was Katie Riley (Fr., Camillus, N.Y.), who took 27th place in 23:04. 

Oswego State will have a week off before returning to competition on Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Houghton College Invitational.

Don Masterson 8K Race.htm">Official Men's Results
Unofficial Women's Results