Terre Haute, Ind. – The Geneseo men’s cross country team placed 17th at Saturday’s NCAA Championships, paced by a 10th-place showing by senior Alex Brimstein (Webster/Thomas).

Geneseo was making the program’s 10th straight appearance at nationals and has now recorded nine top-20 finishes. The Blue Knights, who won the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) title, earned their NCAA bid with a second-place finish at last week’s NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship.

Brimstein, who was honored by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year at Friday’s championships banquet, finished the 8,000-meter course in 24:47.7. He earned all-America honors, awarded to the top 35 finishers in the 280-runner field.

Brimstein is the program’s 13th all-American and recorded the sixth top-10 finish by a Geneseo runner.

Senior Tom Clark (Wantagh/Wantagh) was Geneseo’s second finisher, placing 55th in 25:20.6. Sophomore Ryan Moynihan (Geneseo/Geneseo) was 123rd in 25:51.7 and senior Tim Chambers (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) finished in 26:22.2, good for 203rd place.

Senior Chris Moore (Syracuse/Westhill) came in 207th with a time of 26:24.9, senior Chris Mateer (Webster/Thomas) was 211th in 26:27.3 and senior Chris Carter (Grand Island/Grand Island) posted a time of 26:45.3 to finish 234th.

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