Ford was the top Empire 8 finisher, placing 56th overall out of 300 runners at the 2019 NCAA Atlantic Region Championship, hosted by St. Lawrence University on Saturday. Ford completed the 8,000-meter event in a time of 26:23.9. He made a strong late push to gain 15 spots over the last 2,000-meters and finish just under three seconds faster than teammate Bernard Daoust.