Michelle Herman
Senior Michelle Herman notched a career-best time of 20:21.16 at the Dutchmen Invitational on Saturday.

Men's Cross Country

Herman posts career-best 5K time at Dutchmen Invitational

Men's Results: Team / Individual
Women's Results: Team / Individual

LEBANON, Pa. – Senior Michelle Herman (Altoona, Pa./Hollidaysburg) just missed her second straight top 10 finish, taking 13th to lead the Lycoming College cross country teams at the Dutchmen Cross Country Invitational at Union Canal Tunnel Park on Saturday, Sept. 8. Herman helped the Lycoming women to an eighth-place finish in a 12-team field, ahead of MAC opponents Wilkes and Albright.
 
Herman posted a time of 20:21.26, the fastest time of her career on a 5K course, surpassing her time of 20:42 from the East Stroudsburg Invitational in 2009.
 
Freshman Rachel Salmon (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) took 57th with a time of 22:56.64 and senior Ashley Buck (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) added a time of 23:15.51 to take 64th in her first collegiate race. Rounding out the scoring runners for Lycoming, freshman Chelsea Henderson (Yonkers, N.Y./Yonkers) took 83rd with a time of 24:05.84 and sophomore Heather Cunningham (York, Pa./Central York) added a time of 24:33.10 to take 91st. Junior Carmen Niemayer (Brookings, S.D./Brookings) added a time of 25:17.32, setting a new career best on a 5K course and sophomore Meaghan Jones (Lansdowne, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara) crossed the line in 31:03.16.
 
On the men’s side, freshman Peter Rittenhouse (Green Lane, Pa./Quakertown Community) led the team with a 50th-place finish in a 104-runner field, as he posted a career-best 31:19.18. Sophomore Alex Bottorff (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) took 61st with a time of 32:22.85 and junior Mike Puchalski (Redlands, Calif./Redlands East Valley) added a 71st place finish with a time of 33:35.58. Sophomore Rory McAtee (Easton, Pa./Wilson Area) took 73rd with a time of 33:35.58 and freshman Josh Allabaugh (Nanticoke, Pa./Greater Nanticoke) rounded out the scorers with a 80th-place finish in 34:27.54.
 
Sophomore Chris McAtee (Easton, Pa./Wilson Area) added a time of 35:01.56, junior Kevan Guerin (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) finished in 37:00.89, junior Paul Tokgozoglu (Dayton, Md./Cedar Brook Academy) finished in 38:06.70 and freshman Jamal Nelson (Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley) crossed the line in 38:16.20. Freshman Austin Sungenis (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) finished in 38:32.30, freshman Jacob McClain (Cogan Station, Pa./Jersey Shore) crossed the line in 39:55.85, freshman James Ahrens (Corning, N.Y./Corning East) finished in 43:55.93 and senior Patrick McAtee (Easton, Pa./Wilson Area) finished in 48:10.47.
 
The Warriors get back on the course next weekend when they head to the Cougar Classic at Misericordia University for a 10:30 a.m. start.
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