BETHPAGE, N.Y. — In the final meet before the CAA Championship, the Stony Brook men's cross country team notched one more victory as they topped the leaderboard in the 5K at the Short Course Showdown, hosted by Adelphi, on Friday. The Seawolves took first out of 11 teams with a total score of 26; 13 ahead of second-place East Stroudsburg. 

On the individual side, freshman Alexander Medina led the way with a 15:16.2, putting him in second-place finish out of 90 runners. 

Every Seawolf finished in the top 12 today, with Joseph Bertola rounding out the top five with a 15:28.4, followed immediately by Collin McLaughlin with a 15:29.7.

Chris Tardugno took eighth after running a 15:36.6, while Gavin DeVito slotted in at 10th with a time of 15:42.2. Finally, Finn Burke placed 12th after finishing with a 15:49.0

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Seawolves now head into the CAAs with four first-place team finishes and finished no lower than sixth in an meet this season. 
• No other team had more than four runners in the top 15 today. Likewise, Stony Brook was the only squad to have all of its members finish below 16 minutes, with the Seawolves accounting for six of the 19 runners who did so.
• Bertola set a new PR in the 5K, besting his previous best time of 15:43.2 from two years ago.
• McLaughlin had a new career best as well, knocking off five seconds from his old mark of 15:34.8 set last October.

UP NEXT
With their final tune-up complete, the Seawolves will now prepare for next week's CAA Championship. The event will also be held in Bethpage on Friday, October 30.

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