BOSTON, Mass. - The Cornell men's cross country team took a third-place finish on Saturday morning at the 2023 Ivy League Cross Country Heptagonal Championship. Rhys Hammond (6th - 24:09), Damian Hackett (9th -24:24), and Pierre Attiogbe (22nd - 24:48) were the top-three Big Red pacers to cross the tape at Franklin Park. Seven Cornell runners slotted in the top-half of finishers.

As a result of their top-14 finishes, Hammond (first-team) and Hackett (second-team) earned Ivy League cross country honors. Hammond receives the All-Ivy distinction for the second year in a row.

Jake Gelfand (27th - 22:20), Tyler Canaday (35th - 25:24.4)), Derek Amicon (36th - 25:24.7), and Thomas Foster (39th - 25:30) joined Hammond, Hackett, and Attiogbe in the top-half of finishers at the Heptagonal Championship.

Harvard's Graham Blanks claimed the Heptagonal individual crown, ushering in his Ivy League counterparts through his home course. Princeton collected their third-straight Heps victory.

Cornell finishers are below:

Rhys Hammond
6th
24:09.5
5:56.3

Damian Hackett
9th
24:24.2
5:58.4

Pierre Attiogbe
21st
24:48.4
6:16.3

Jake Gelfand
27th
25:06.6
6:19.4

Tyler Canaday
35th
25:24.4
6:18.8

Derek Amicon
36th
25:24.7
6:23.8

Thomas Foster
39th
25:30.4
6:25.0

Andy O'Brien
58th
26:03.9
6:45.8

James Glebocki
61st
26:06.2
6:50.9

Alec Hill
67th
26:19.8
6:50.8

Colden Longley
76th
26:53.3
7:03.4