MEDIA, Pa. — Penn College's men finished fourth in a nine-team field and the Wildcat women placed sixth among nine teams in the 2026 United East Conference Cross Country Championships hosted by Penn State Berks on Saturday. Individual leaders for the Wildcats were senior Elaina Brady, 10th in a 68-runner field, and freshman Logan Bohrer, 11th out of 81.

Penn College men 8K: Bohrer ran a career-best 27:21.7 to finish 11th, Chase Ebeling 20th in 28:08.1, Holden Furey 24th in 28:48.4, Aiden Magnusson 26th in 29:03.9, Bryce Martin 28th in 29:06.8, Michael Burcik 33rd in 29:40.6, Devon Morgan 41st in 30:25.0, Ben Causak 44th in 30:54.8, Ben Heym 45th in 30:56.0, Owen Troop 51st in 31:41.4, and Steven Eckman 73rd in 38:20.0. The top five count in team scoring.

By virtue of their finishes, Bohrer earned all-conference second team status, while seniors Ebeling and Furey closed out their conference careers on the third team.

Men's field: Penn State Berks 50, St. Mary's College 65, Lancaster Bible 96, Penn College 108, Gallaudet 134, Penn State Harrisburg 142, Penn State Abington 187, Penn State Brandywine 190, Cairn 196.

Individually, Gallaudet's Sevan Ikeda successfully defended his conference title with his finishing time of 25:14.8.

Penn College women 6K: Brady finished with a career-best 25:53.7 to place 10th overall. Amy Rohl finished one spot behind Brady with a time of 26:17.8. Kate Butzler turned in a time of 27:20.2 to finish 17th. Gwynn Johnson placed 55th in 35:48.2 and Emma Chilen was 57th in 38:14.7.

For their efforts, Brady and Rohl earned second team all-conference and Butzler landed on the third team.

Women's field: St. Mary's (Md.) College 62, Cedar Crest 63, Penn State Harrisburg 83, Lancaster Bible 108, Penn State Berks 115, Penn College 124, Gallaudet 169, Penn State Abington 180, Penn State Brandywine 236.

Individually, Cedar Crest's Rylen Schwalm ran a scorching 22:11.4 to earn top conference honors.