HUGHESVILLE, Md. — Penn College's men's cross-country team, led by the fifth-place finish of
Alec Rees, successfully defended its United East Conference championship on Saturday with 49 points in an 11-team field, while the women's team, paced by
Elaina Brady's 10
th-place finish, was fourth with 126 points among 13 teams in races at Oak Ridge Park.
How it happened men's 8K: Rees, leading the team for the first time this season, turned in a season personal-best time of 28.14.14 and was followed by
Mitchell Campbell, who was seventh in 28:52.40
Ethan Knapp 10
th in 29:10.60,
Matthew Woolcock 11
th in 29:12.86,
Aaron Guerrisky 16
th in 29:49.84,
Holden Furey 17
th in 29:53.96,
Chase Ebeling 21
st in 30:23.51,
Jacob Parker 25
th in 30:57.42,
Noah Bowers 33
rd in 31:22.98,
John Yevonishon 47
th in 33:29.45,
Owen Troop 58
th in 34:31.93 and
Matthew Wheeland 65
th in 35:56.59. Only the top five count for team points.
The men's field: Finishing behind the Wildcats were St. Mary's (Md.) with 68 points, Penn State Berks 97, Lancaster Bible College 104, Penn State Harrisburg 152, Cairn 163, Bryn Athyn 184, Valley Forge 193, Gallaudet University 231, Penn State Abington 240 and Penn State Brandywine 318.
Lancaster Bible's Mitchell Gray finished first in 26:04.03 in the 99-runner field.
How it happened women's 6K: Brady covered the course in a season personal-best time of 26:37.7. Also,
Isabella Kerlin was 23rd in 28:54.0;
Karleigh Hunter was 27th in 29:44.0;
Lillian DePew was 32
nd in 30:07.91,
Kayleigh Miller was 44th in 31:50.2; and
Isabella Telford 75th in 39:47.0. Only the top five count for team points.
The women's field: St. Mary's (Md.) College was successful in defense of its championship with 30 points. Following were Cairn 92, Lancaster Bible College 101, Penn College 126, Valley Forge 164, Cedar Crest 166, Penn State Harrisburg 197, Notre Dame (Md.) 215, Gallaudet University 245, Penn State Berks 249, Penn State Brandywine 255, Penn State Abington 256, Bryn Athyn 318.
Clarisse Hayden of Cairn led an 84-runner field in 24:04.6.
Up next: Penn College competes in the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship at Lock Haven University on Nov. 16.
