The second week of the cross country season saw improvement for the Tompkins Cortland Community College team. Running an 8K course at Fulton-Montgomery Community College, the Panthers finished fourth among the five teams entered. A total of seven schools sent runners to the invite, with Finger Lakes Community College winning the team event with a score of 44. Corning Community College was second with a 49, followed by SUNY Broome at 57. Tompkins Cortland was fourth at 96 and Fulton-Montgomery was fifth with a score of 10. Jamestown Community College and Mohawk Valley Community College each entered runners, but not enough to complete a full team.
For the second week in a row, the Panthers were led by Elliott Holland (Watkins Glen/Watkins Glen H.S.). The freshman covered the four-loop course in a time of 31:56, the 12th fastest individual on the day. Robert Brehm (Groton/Groton H.S.) was 19th overall at 34:18 and Kyle Brown (Dryden/Dryden H.S.) was 24th with a time of 36:56. Elijah Griep (Groton/Groton H.S.) was 29th with a time of 39:30, just three second and one place ahead of Andrew McDaniel (Dryden/Dryden H.S.). Tanner Sorbera (Burlington Flats/Edmeston H.S.) crossed the line at 45:46.
The Panthers continue the Region III season on Saturday, September 26 at the Finger Lakes Community College Newark campus.