Matthew Palmer competes on the SUNY Oneonta men's cross country team

2016 Dec 2

Matthew Palmer a Biology major from Schuylerville, NY was a member of the 2016 SUNY Oneonta men's cross country team.

The team competed in eight meets this fall and finished in second place at the SUNYAC Championships and fifth at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships. The team qualified for the NCAA championship meet for the first time in program history and finished in 22nd place.

Matthew competed in seven meets this fall and posted a personal best 8K time of 26:55.5 at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh.

A liberal arts college with a pre-professional focus, SUNY Oneonta features outstanding and accessible faculty, students committed to academics and community service, exceptional technology, a modern field house and athletic facilities, and a beautiful campus. The college enrolls 6,000 students in its 70 undergraduate majors and 14 graduate programs. Athletes compete at the NCAA Division III Level on 21 teams, and the college is a member of the SUNYAC conference.