Clinton, NY – The SUNY Cobleskill men's cross country team placed third out of six teams at the Hamilton Tune-Up Invitational on Saturday, competing on Hamilton College's 5K course in its final race before the SUNYAC Championships.

Aiden Pettit (Corinth, NY) paced the Fighting Tigers in a tightly contested finish with teammate Reid Starks-Swotkewicz (Schoharie, NY). Pettit crossed the line in 17:01.4 to place 19th overall, edging Starks-Swotkewicz by just one-tenth of a second. Starks-Swotkewicz finished 20th in 17:01.5 as the two teammates crossed nearly side-by-side.

Michael Jocz (Syracuse, NY) was the next Tiger across the line, placing 26th with a time of 18:10.7. Hunter Johnson (Union Dale, PA) followed in 34th at 19:08.2, just ahead of David Kogan (Brooklyn, NY), who finished 35th in 19:14.0. Julian Brito (Brooklyn, NY) stayed close to that scoring pack and crossed in 38th with a time of 19:49.4, while Lucas Walz (Baldwinsville, NY) rounded out the Cobleskill lineup in 50th at 23:36.1.

With Pettit and Starks-Swotkewicz finishing just a fraction of a second apart and the Tigers placing third as a team, Cobleskill now turns its attention to the postseason and its first SUNYAC Cross Country Championships.

Up Next:
The Fighting Tigers return to action on Saturday, October 31, when they compete at the 2026 SUNYAC Cross Country Championships hosted by SUNY Oneonta at Fortin Park. The men's race is scheduled for 12 p.m.

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