2019 AMCC Men's Cross Country News

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BEHREND'S DROZYNSKI, MOUNT'S MIRANCE RECEIVE AMCC FAR AWARD
BEHREND'S DROZYNSKI, MOUNT'S MIRANCE RECEIVE AMCC FAR AWARD

The Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) around the AMCC have voted on and selected the 2020 FAR Award Winners.

MEDAILLE NAMES DAVID SARDO HEAD MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY COACH
MEDAILLE NAMES DAVID SARDO HEAD MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY COACH

Medaille College Director of Athletics Susan Roarke has announced this afternoon the hiring of David Sardo as the next head coach of the men's and women's cross country teams.

AMCC ANNOUNCES FALL SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS
AMCC ANNOUNCES FALL SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS

All institution sport teams which compete for an AMCC championship may select one member from their team who displays good sportsmanship throughout the season to be a member of the All-AMCC Sportsmanship Team.

FRANCISCAN'S GALLIGAN PLACES 46TH AT NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
FRANCISCAN'S GALLIGAN PLACES 46TH AT NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Franciscan University junior Liam Galligan ran a 25:05.5 to place 46th at the NCAA National Championship in Louisville this weekend.

BEHREND STARTS OUT STRONG IN PRESIDENTS CUP RACE
BEHREND STARTS OUT STRONG IN PRESIDENTS CUP RACE

Penn State Behrend once again started off the year with several AMCC championships and is in the lead for the Presidents Cup title after the fall sport season.

FRANCISCAN'S GALLIGAN QUALIFIES FOR NCAA'S
FRANCISCAN'S GALLIGAN QUALIFIES FOR NCAA'S

The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team finished in 10th place out of 51 teams at the NCAA Mid-East Regional on Saturday morning, while Franciscan University claimed 13th place.

GALLIGAN EARNS RUNNER OF THE YEAR HONORS FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR
GALLIGAN EARNS RUNNER OF THE YEAR HONORS FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR

Franciscan University junior Liam Galligan is the 2019 AMCC Runner of the Year. Galligan won his third straight individual title this past weekend and helped lead Franciscan to back-to-back AMCC Championships.

Liam Galligan, Franciscan University, Men's Cross Country
Liam Galligan, Franciscan University, Men's Cross Country

Galligan won his third straight individual title this past weekend and helped lead Franciscan to back-to-back Championships. Galligan finished the championship race in 24:42.7, placing first out of 73 individuals. He set the AMCC championship record time as he will continue to practice in preparation for the NCAAs.

FRANCISCAN MEN CLAIM BACK-TO-BACK CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHPS
FRANCISCAN MEN CLAIM BACK-TO-BACK CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHPS

Franciscan University junior Liam Galligan won his third straight AMCC cross country title as he led the Barons to their second consecutive conference championship.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS SET SIGHTS ON CHAMPIONSHIP
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS SET SIGHTS ON CHAMPIONSHIP

AMCC cross country teams will head to Erie, PA this weekend for the 2019 AMCC Men's Cross Country Championship.

HILBERT CROSS COUNTRY ASSISTS WITH A PAIR OF WNY EVENTS
HILBERT CROSS COUNTRY ASSISTS WITH A PAIR OF WNY EVENTS

The Hilbert College cross country program volunteered at a pair of events over the past two weekends, working the Lou Reuter Scholarship Run on October 20th in the town of Tonawanda and the Buffalo Runners Chestnut Ridge Challenge in Orchard Park on October 27th.

Liam Galligan, Franciscan University, Men's Cross Country
Liam Galligan, Franciscan University, Men's Cross Country

Galligan a new personal record for him in the 8k. It was a huge field with many nationally ranked teams: Otterbein #10, John Carroll #15, Bates (Maine) #17, Berea #20 and Case Western #29.

Andy Domasky, La Roche University, Men's Cross Country
Andy Domasky, La Roche University, Men's Cross Country

Domasky was the Redhawks top finisher for the 5th straight invite at CMU running a season best 29:45.87 in hte 8K race, good enough for 72nd out of 110 individuals. The Freshman's progression this season has been outstanding. In his first race at the Bethany Invitational (9/7), Domasky ran a 31:48.0, at Penn St. Behrend (9/13) he ran a 32:33.7, at Chatham (9/27) he ran a 30:56.98 and at his last race at Mercyhurst (10/5) he ran a 31:17.9. Today's race was over a minute faster than his second best race this season.

Patrick Moran, D'Youville College, Men's Cross Country
Patrick Moran, D'Youville College, Men's Cross Country

Moran had another strong race for the Spartans, taking first overall at the Meghan Memorial. Moran finished the Meghan Memorial 5k with a time of 16:46 - the fastest time of all participating runners. The next runner from a participating team finished over two minutes behind Moran. In every race this season, Moran has finished first overall for the men and he owns the records for the 5K and 8K races.

LIAM GALLIGAN, FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY, MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
LIAM GALLIGAN, FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY, MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

Galligan finished second among DIII runners and fourth overall behind only DI runners. Galligan helped the Barons to a third-place finish among DIII teams at All-Ohio Championships, their highest finish at the meet. He finished the 8K race in 25:26.1.