New Paltz, NY — The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced its annual conference cross country awards Tuesday with four Hawks honored due to their top finishes at the SUNYAC Championship Meet held on the campus of SUNY Plattsburgh on November 1

To read the official SUNYAC press release on women's cross country All-SUNYAC, click here.

To read the official SUNYAC press release on men's cross country All-SUNYAC, click here.

The men ran 8k and the women 6k at the Rugar Woods Cross Country Course on the campus of SUNY Plattsburgh. The men came in third and the women came in sixth place after a three way tie for third was broken with the NCAA tiebreak rule. SUNY New Paltz earned four all-conference finishes and one hall of fame induction. 
 
Oliver Melara-Perez finished second with a time of 26:14.8 leading the men's team. The senior from Port Washington, NY won first team all-conference by virtue of his top five finish and earned immediate induction into the SUNYAC Hall of Fame.
 
Junior, Evan Miller form Bristol, NY, finished sixth in the conference. Miller finished with a time of 26:29.3, earning second team all-conference by virtue of his top ten finish. Corbin Smith also earned all-conference after finishing in the top 15 at his first Championship. The Freshman from Shokan, NY earned third team all-conference honors by virtue of his top fifteen finish and a new personal best of 27:04.4 in the 8k. 
 
Orquidea Briceno finished eleventh overall to lead the Hawks in a new personal best time of 22:53.2. The Bay Ridge, Brooklyn native earned third team all-conference honors by virtue of her top 15 finish.
 
The Hawks concluded their season on Saturday November 15 at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships hosted by St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY.

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