Men's X/C Athlete Earns Top 5 Finish

DRYDEN, N.Y. – The Finger Lakes Community College Men's Cross Country team capped of the Mid-State Athletic Conference Championship with a 2^nd place team finish on the morning. Broome County Community College came out on top as a team, earing 8 of the top 10 finishes.

Lakers Sophomore Giovanni Ventura (Geneva, N.Y./ Geneva) earned the top finish for the Lakers, finishing 5^th, with a time of 18 minutes and 38.6 seconds. Lakers Freshman John Zimmerman (Middlesex, N.Y./ Marcus Whitman) had the second-best time, finishing 10^th and completing the 5k course in 19 minutes and 24.7 seconds. 

The Lakers had finishes from Freshman Kyle Green earning 12^th place and completing the course in 19 minutes and 40.2 seconds, Jacob DiGiovanni (Waterloo, N.Y./ Waterloo) with a finish in 20 minutes and 57.5 seconds, Jake Williams (Lima, N.Y./ Honeoye Falls-Lima) finishing in 21 minutes and 49.6 seconds and Garett Lagenor rounding out the Lakers day with a finish in 21 minutes and 58 seconds. 

The Lakers round out a successful run at the Mid-State Athletic Conference Championship as they look ahead to their next meet. The Lakers play host to the Region III Championship on October 30th, looking to make a mark on their home turf.