Oswego, N.Y. - Oswego landed three players on the All-SUNYAC First Team, as well as taking home the SUNYAC Elite 20 Award following a successful season, finishing third at this season's SUNYAC Championships. 

Hannah Reichard - SUNYAC First Team, Rookie of the Year

Kyra Pellegrino - SUNYAC First Team

Elena Gaffney - SUNYAC First Team, Elite 20 Award Winner

Hannah Reichard (Clifton Park, N.Y. / Cicero North Syracuse High School) was named to the All-SUNYAC First Team as well as Rookie of the Year after her stellar season. She was one of two Lakers qualified for the NCAA National Championship, a feat that has not been accomplished 22 years. She set personal records, along with school records all season, including the new Oswego State record for the women's 6k at the SUNYAC Championships, which she finished 2nd overall. This finish awarded her induction into the SUNYAC Women's Cross Country Championship Hall of Fame. Other notable finishes include a third-place finish at the Houghton XC Invite and a school record in the women's 6k (which would later be broken), and third-place all-time finish in the women's 5k in school history at the Canisius Alumni Invite.

Kyra Pellegrino (Rochester, N.Y. / Marist University (NCAA) was the second Laker named to the All-SUNYAC First Team after her excellent season, where she was the second Laker to qualify for the NCAA National Championship, something a Laker runner has not accomplished in 22 years, where she placed inside the top 90 runners in the nation. Pellegrino was also named an Oswego November Student Athlete of the Month for November as well. She finished 3rd overall at the SUNYAC Championships, where her placing earned her All-SUNYAC honors, along with being inducted into the SUNYAC Women's Cross Country Championship Hall of Fame. 

Elena Gaffney (Freeville, N.Y. / Lansing High School) is the final Laker to be named to the All-SUNYAC First Team, thanks to her 5th place overall finish at the SUNYAC Championships this past November. Her finish inside the top five granted her induction into the SUNYAC Women's Cross Country Championship Hall of Fame. She was also honored with the SUNYAC Elite 20 Award, which recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the conference championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. 

Written by Tyler Ferragamo

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