New Paltz, NY — The State University of New York New Paltz men's cross country team announced its incoming class for the 2025 season Thursday.
 
The Hawks are coming off a fourth-place finish at the SUNYAC Championship meet, as the eight-member roster worked hard to push themselves and improve from their eighth-place finish two years ago.
 
SUNY New Paltz will add four quality runners to a team losing two seniors, while bringing back an All-SUNYAC recipient in rising junior Evan Miller (first team).
 
The Hawks are looking forward to adding the four additions as they work toward a successful final season in the SUNYAC before joining the New Jersey Athletic Conference next year.
 
Read more about each recruit below:

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Jake Rodriguez '29
Massapequa, NY
Massapequa High School
 
Jake Rodriquez was a four-year runner for the Massapequa Chiefs.
 
As a senior in 2024-25, he ran a season best 21:06.80 in the 5K Section 8 Conference Championship-Open I, finishing 57th.
 
In his junior season, Rodriguez had a season best 18:48.3, finishing 35th in the Nassau County FR/SO/JR/SR Meet. In the Nassau Coaches Invitational, running in the Fred DeRuvo Division 5K, he finished 36th with a time of 20:03.27. In the Section 8, Class A Championship meet, he finished 82nd with a 5K time of 19:37.8.
 
As a sophomore in 2022-23, Rodriguez ran his season best of 19:58.95 in the 5K Nassau County FR/SO/JR/SR Meet. In the Section 8 Conference Championship he ran a 20:17.3, finishing 285th.
 
In his first varsity experience, Rodriguez ran a season best 22:54.3 in the Nassau County FR/S/JR/SR Meet.
 
Rodriguez also ran indoor track for one season at Massapequa, competing in the 300-meters. He was a four-year outdoor track runner, competing in the 400-meters. 


Michael Harbord '29
West Islip, NY
West Islip High School
 
Michael Harbord ran four years for the West Islip Lions. As a senior he ran a personal best of 18:16.60 in the 5K Section XI Division I Championship, finishing in 52nd place.  A week later at the Section XI Championships, he finished in 27th place, running the 5K course in 18:41.20. To open the season, Harbord ran an 18:56.53 5K at the Suffolk County Coaches Invitational.
 
In his junior year, Harbord finished 12th in the Suffolk County Coaches Invitational in a time of 18:21.48. In the Section XI Championship meet, he finished 53rd with a 18:37.36 time for the 5K course.
 
Harbord ran in the Suffolk County FR/SO Invitational in 2022-23, finishing 19th in a time of 14:57.17 on the 4K course.
 
As a first-year runner for the Lions, Harbord ran in the Section XI Freshman Championship, finishing 62nd in 18:24.36 and becoming part of West Islip's championship freshmen team.
 
The West Islip, NY native also ran indoor and outdoor track for two seasons for West Islip High; during the winter he competed in the 1,000, 1,600- and 200-meters, along with the mile, while outdoors in the spring he ran in the 3,200m run.


Corbin Smith '29 
Boiceville, NY
Onteora High School
 
Smith ran for two seasons for the Eagles of Onteora High School. In his senior year, he ran a 18:01.3 5K, finishing 30th in the Mid-Hudson Athletic Conference Championship.  At the Section IX Class C Championship meet, Smith ran 18:18.0 over the three-mile course, finishing 12th overall.
 
In his first year of varsity running as a junior, Smith finished ninth in the MHAL Small School 5K Invitational, running 18:37.6. He finished 38th in the Mid-Hudson Athletic Conference Championship meet, covering the 5K course in 18:41.0. He ran 18:32.6 over the 5K course at the Section IX Championship, finishing in 23rd place.
 
Smith has also participated for two seasons in outdoor track, competing in the 800, 1,600- and 3,200-meters, the 3K steeplechase, 4x800-meter relay, and the 4,000m distance medley relay. In one season of indoor track, he ran in the 600- and 1,600-meter events.
 
Jack Sherman '29 
Scarsdale, NY
Scarsdale High School

Sherman ran four seasons at Scarsdale High School. In his junior year, he ran a 16:11.0 5K at the Suffern Invitational.  At the Section I Class A Championship meet in 2023, Smith ran 17:48.2 over the three-mile course, finishing 39th overall. He missed most of his senior cross country season in 2024.
 
Smith has also participated for in outdoor track competing in the 800, 1600, and 3200 relay. His relay squad competed at the NYSPHSAA State Meet this past June in Middletown, NY. 

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