Maple Grove’s Sean Verbosky signs with SUNY Geneseo to continue his academic and athletic career. Pictured in the front row is Sean’s family, from the left are mother, Christy; brother, Ethan; sister, Julia; Sean and father, Brad Verbosky. In the back row, from left to right, are Maple Grove cross country coaches Bella Zuroski, Brendan Green and John Zuroski; Maple Grove principal, Adam Padd; and Maple Grove athletic director, Kathy Burnett. Photo by Marcus Clark

Sean Verbosky, a senior at Maple Grove High School, will continue his running career next year at SUNY Geneseo.

Verbosky capped off his high school cross country career this fall as a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association first-team all-star and with a 3rd place finish at the CCAA Championships, a 3rd place individual finish at the Section VI Class D Championships as his team placed 1st, and a 12th place overall finish in the NYS Class D Championship race.

He was also 2nd team all Western New York and 3rd Team All-State in Class D.

Coached by Dan Moore, Geneseo has one of the top Division III distance programs in the country, with a notable 3rd place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championship Meet in 2022.