Herkimer Generals Race for National Title

Canandaigua, NY-- The Herkimer Generals cross-country team traveled to Finger Lakes Community College Saturday, November 12^th to compete in the National Championship race.  The Women’s team competed in the 3.1 mile race against 29 different colleges and finished 5^th out of 13 complete teams.  Individually freshman Chyanna Bernier (Ilion, NY) and freshman Tiffany Amentler (Elmira, NY) earned positions at the top.  Amentler finished 13^th overall completing her race in 21:17 with a 6:51 pace, earning her third team All-American recognition.  Bernier finished 2^nd overall with a time of 20:12 at a 6:30 pace earning her first team All-American recognition.  Bernier also earned the prestigious recognition as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Player of the Year award for the NJCAA DIII Northeast division.

The men’s cross-country team competed in the 5 mile race against 35 different colleges and finished 16^th out of 25 completed teams. The top two Herkimer finishers were freshman Kyle Holmes (Spencer, NY) coming in at 30:51 and a 6:13 pace which earned him 29^th place overall; and sophomore Brandon Rawson (Ilion, NY) coming in 31:18 at a 6:18 pace which earned him 42^nd place overall.

Further competition results can be found at http://live.yentiming.com/#/results