Men's results | Women's results
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Senior Matt Morales was Nazareth's top individual finisher Sunday as the Golden Flyers competed at the Empire 8 Conference championship meet at Saratoga State Park.

Nazareth finished fifth in the team standings with 131 points. Ithaca, with five of the top nine finishers, placed first with 21 points. RIT was second with 44, followed by Utica (85), Stevens (119) and Nazareth (131). Hartwick (167) and Alfred (196) also ran.

Morales paced the Golden Flyers with a seventh-place finish on the 8-kilometer layout with a time of 26:24. He earns first-team all-conference honors as a result.

Junior Peter Fekete was next in 19th place (27:11) and junior Tim Rutan in 39th place (28:23). Also competing were freshmen Jake Lafaver and Zach Lafaver in 53rd and 56th place respectively. Jake was timed in 29:31, Zach in 29:57.

Freshman Rob DeWald finished 58th and freshman Marcus Mersereau was 71st.

In the women's race, sophomore Kelsey Ryan was Nazareth's top individual finisher by placing 12th on the 5-kilometer course to lead the Golden Flyers to a third-place finish in the team standings with 91 points.

Ithaca, with five of the top six finishers, was a runaway winner as conference champion with 16 points. RIT was second with 68, then Nazareth and Utica each with 91. Stevens (139), Alfred (159) and Hartwick (178) also competed.

Ryan was timed in 19:01 and was recognized as a second-team all-conference selection. She was followed to the finish line by freshman Katie Piechowiak in 18th place (19:25); junior Michelle Gillette in 21st place (19:36); freshman Bethany Althaus in 25th place (19:43); and sophomore Lauren Jamieson in 33rd place (20:10). Juniors Samantha Hickok in 36th place (20:35) and Katie Mutter in 43rd place (21:11) rounded out Nazareth's top seven.

Empire 8 2010 Men's Cross Country All-Conference Awards
Runner of the Meet: John Davis, Ithaca
Rookie of the Meet: Morgan Payne, Utica 

First Team
John Davis Sr. Ithaca
William Way Gr. Ithaca
Zach Miller Sr. RIT
Billy Savage So. Ithaca
Nathan Bickell So. Ithaca
Michael Bradley Jr. RIT
Matt Morales Sr. Nazareth

Second Team
Kenny Miller So. RIT
Mark Vorensky So. Ithaca
Brian Stevens Jr. Utica
Mike Kurvach Jr. RIT
Daniel Craighead Jr. Ithaca
Tyler Gustafson Sr. Ithaca
Brian McCormick Jr. Ithaca

Sportsman of the Year
Ken Knoll Jr. Alfred
Justin Pedersen Sr. Hartwick
Tyler Gustafson Sr. Ithaca
Matt Morales Sr. Nazareth
Zach Miller Sr. RIT
Travis Heithoff Sr. Stevens
Tim Fitzgerald Sr. Utica