Buffalo State cross country’s Ronni Kordrupel repeats All-SUNYAC honors

BUFFALO STATE ATHLETICS

REDONIA, N.Y. — Ronni Kordrupel (East Aurora/Iroquois) became Buffalo State’s first-ever female to repeat All-SUNYAC honors in cross country, garnering second team honors for the second-straight season leading the Bengals who placed ninth at today’s conference championship meet on the campus of Fredonia.
 
THE BASICS
TEAM RESULTS:  9^th of 10
MEET: SUNYAC Championships
LOCATION: Fredonia, N.Y.
 
NOTABLES

• On a cold and wet day, Kordrupel traversed the 6K course in 25:06 to place eighth of 104 runners, improving two places from last season.  By finishing in the top-10 twice, Kordrupel qualified for the SUNYAC Cross Country Championship Hall of Fame.
• Olivia Ryan (Manlius/Fayetteville-Manlius) was the second Bengal across the finish line, placing 35^th in 27:05.
• Kassidy Manke (Buffalo/Kenmore West) was next for Buffalo State, crossing 58^th in 28:11.
• Jaclyn Tedesco (Cheektowaga/Cleveland Hill) and Michelle Debbins (Lancaster/Lancaster) rounded out the scoring members for Buffalo State, finishing 68^th (28:38) and 85^th (29:58) respectively.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• Buffalo State dropped two points in the season-long Battle by the Lake competition against Fredonia, finishing behind the Blue Devils in the team standings.  Fredonia placed eighth, just eight points ahead of the Bengals.
• Final team results: 1. Geneseo (15); 2. Cortland (107); 3. New Paltz (113); 4. Brockport (121); 5. Plattsburgh (139); 6. Oswego (161); 7. Oneonta (162); 8. Fredonia (199); 9. Buffalo State (207); 10. Potsdam (263).

 
UP NEXT                  
Buffalo State will conclude its season on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Rowan for the NCAA Atlantic Regional.

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