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Following the team's strong performance at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, the Syracuse Cross Country team will compete in its final tune-up prior to next weekend's ACC Championships when the team heads to the John Reif Memorial in Ithaca, N.Y. on Friday.
LAST TIME OUT…
- The 'Cuse men turned in a dominant performance at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational.
- With 19 of the 38 teams in the field ranked, the Orange placed all-five of its scorers in the top-24 en route to beating the next closest team (No. 5 Iona) by nearly 70 points.
- The Orange women finished in 12th at the meet, led by
Margo Malone who finished 23rd.
ABOUT THE JOHN REIF MEMORIAL
- It is a non-team scored race at the Moakley Course – which runs through Cornell's golf course.
- The women's portion of the race is scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. start and will be a 5k.
- There are two men's races, a 5-mile and a 5k. The 5k will be raced at 4:30 as well, with the 5-mile scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
RANKING THE ORANGE
- The Syracuse men bumped up three spots in this week's USTFCCCA Poll to No. 3 – it's the highest ranking in program history since the inception of the poll in 1995.
- The women sit at 16th in the poll, down four spots from last week.
INDIVIDUAL HONORS
- For the second time this season, junior
Martin Hehir earned ACC Performer of the Week honors this week.
- Hehir finished seventh overall at the Wisconsin meet (23:55) and was just 12 seconds off winner Maxim Korolev of Stanford's pace.
- In addition to his ACC honors, the ECAC honored him with ECAC Runner of the Week honors.
- Freshman
Justyn Knight earned ECAC Rookie of the Week honors after he was the first freshman in the meet and second member of the Orange to cross the finish line in Wisconsin. He finished 14th overall with a time of 24:05.