SUNY Brockport Athletics

Junior Gary Messina (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) has been named The College at Brockport Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending October 6. Messina was the top finisher for Brockport men’s cross country at the Geneseo Invitational.

Messina led Brockport to an 11th place finish in the 21 team field. He ran the race at a 5:09 per mile pace, finishing in 25:31.6.  He was less than one minute off the pace of the overall leader in the eight kilometer race. Messina has led the Golden Eagles in each race he has participated in this season.

The Golden Eagles will travel October 18 for the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble for one last race before Brockport plays host to State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Championships on November 1.

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