Syracuse Sweeps Top Spots at John Reif Memorial - Syracuse University Athletics

The Syracuse cross country programs wrapped up the regular season at Cornell's John Reif Memorial. Syracuse runners took the top three spots in the women's race and the top four in the men's race, with no runner from another school finishing ahead of an Orange entry. Both sides ran at a 5k distance at the event. The Orange did not log any team scores.

Other schools at the event included Cornell, Colgate and Cortland.

Josie Baker took first on the women's side by a 20-second margin, crossing the finish line at 18:06.1. Sarah Lawson was behind in second with a career-best at the 5k distance (18.26.3) and Alycia Hart third (18:34.4) in the 19-runner field.

Charles Guerrera led the way for the men with a first-place finish at a time of 14:50.3. Andrew Walton was right on his heels, clocking in at 14:51.1 with a second-place showing. Xavier Richardson (15:05.8) and Clay Stevens (15.13.7) rounded out the Orange's entries with third and fourth place finishes, respectively.

The Orange will be back in action next weekend at the ACC Championships on Friday, Oct. 30. The conference championships will take place at the Buford Meredith Cross Country Course in Blacksburg, Va. The men will start at 10 a.m. with the women to follow at 11 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Josie Baker

Charles Guerrera

Alycia Hart

Sarah Lawson

Clay Stevens

Andrew Walton