November 21, 2013
Nick Marcantonio, Steve Patrick Earn USTFCCCA Regional Men's Cross Country Awards
SUNY Cortland junior Nick Marcantonio (Glens Falls) has been selected as the 2013 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Div. III Atlantic Region Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year. In addition, Cortland sixth-year head coach Steve Patrick has been honored as the USTFCCCA Men's Cross Country Atlantic Region Coach of the Year.
Marcantonio won the individual title at the Atlantic Region Championships by edging NYU's Dylan Karten by less than a second. He also won the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) individual title and was the champion at the St. Lawrence University Ronald C. Hoffman Invitational.
Patrick is the regional men's Coach of the Year for the third time. He also won the award in 2008 and 2009. This fall, Patrick has led the Red Dragons to the NCAA Div. III Atlantic Region team title for the first time since 2009 and to their first SUNYAC team crown since 2008. Nine of his runners earned All-SUNYAC honors with top-15 finishes, and six Cortland men earned all-region recognition with top-35 showings.
Cortland, ranked seventh in the latest USTFCCCA Div. III poll, will compete at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 12:30 p.m. in Hanover, Ind. Cortland has qualified for nationals for the eighth time in the last nine years. Cortland won the 2008 national title, finished third in 2007, fourth in 2006 and fifth in 2009. The Red Dragons placed 23rd last season and 20th in 2011.
Marcantonio won the individual title at the Atlantic Region Championships by edging NYU's Dylan Karten by less than a second. He also won the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) individual title and was the champion at the St. Lawrence University Ronald C. Hoffman Invitational.
Patrick is the regional men's Coach of the Year for the third time. He also won the award in 2008 and 2009. This fall, Patrick has led the Red Dragons to the NCAA Div. III Atlantic Region team title for the first time since 2009 and to their first SUNYAC team crown since 2008. Nine of his runners earned All-SUNYAC honors with top-15 finishes, and six Cortland men earned all-region recognition with top-35 showings.
Cortland, ranked seventh in the latest USTFCCCA Div. III poll, will compete at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 12:30 p.m. in Hanover, Ind. Cortland has qualified for nationals for the eighth time in the last nine years. Cortland won the 2008 national title, finished third in 2007, fourth in 2006 and fifth in 2009. The Red Dragons placed 23rd last season and 20th in 2011.
