Men’s Cross Country Opens 2026 Campaign with Fourth-Place Finish at 44th Annual Cardinal Classic

By: Dawnisha Franklin, Athletic Communications Associate Meet Results PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State men’s cross country team opened the 2026 campaign with a fourth-place finish at the 44th Annual Cardinal Classic on Saturday afternoon. Graduate student Samuel Van Auken (Greenville, N.Y./Greenville) led the Cardinals with a 20th-place finish, clocking in at 16:49.7 in the first collegiate 5K race of his cross country career. Senior Zander Brown (Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham) was the next Cardinal across the finish line, placing 25th in 16:57.9 and setting a new personal best. Junior Brody Serfass (Endwell, N.Y./Maine Endwell) followed in 27th at…