Orange Set to Start Season on Saturday
9/11/2020 2:05:00 PM | Cross Country
The defending ACC Champion Syracuse men's cross country team and the Orange women, which enter 2020 with high expectations and a No. 4 selection in the ACC Preseason Poll, will begin their season on Saturday in a dual meet at Army West Point.
The meet will be closed to spectators in accordance with the event's COVID-19 procedures.
The Orange men returns the bulk of its roster this season, including All-ACC performers Noah Beveridge, Joe Dragon, Nathan Henderson, Dominic Hockenbury and Nathan Lawler. In addition, Aidan Tooker, who was the Orange's top finisher in his lone race last fall and Michael Phillips, who missed the 2019 season, are back after injuries shortened their 2019 campaigns. Joey Eovaldi and Stephen Schulz, who also were on the team's ACC Championship roster, return this year as well.
The women's team are likely to be headlined again by returning All-ACC and All-Region performer Amanda Vestri. In addition, All-ACC runner Rachel Bonner and Laura Dickinson, who was the top 'Cuse finisher early in the year last year, are also on the 2020 roster, as well as Abigail Spiers and Justus Holden-Betts off last year's NCAA Northeast Regionals roster.
It's the first competitive event for any member of the Orange squad since the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in February, where Joe Dragon led the way for 'Cuse scoring in both the 3k and 5k.
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The meet will be closed to spectators in accordance with the event's COVID-19 procedures.
The Orange men returns the bulk of its roster this season, including All-ACC performers Noah Beveridge, Joe Dragon, Nathan Henderson, Dominic Hockenbury and Nathan Lawler. In addition, Aidan Tooker, who was the Orange's top finisher in his lone race last fall and Michael Phillips, who missed the 2019 season, are back after injuries shortened their 2019 campaigns. Joey Eovaldi and Stephen Schulz, who also were on the team's ACC Championship roster, return this year as well.
The women's team are likely to be headlined again by returning All-ACC and All-Region performer Amanda Vestri. In addition, All-ACC runner Rachel Bonner and Laura Dickinson, who was the top 'Cuse finisher early in the year last year, are also on the 2020 roster, as well as Abigail Spiers and Justus Holden-Betts off last year's NCAA Northeast Regionals roster.
It's the first competitive event for any member of the Orange squad since the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in February, where Joe Dragon led the way for 'Cuse scoring in both the 3k and 5k.
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