Will Dietz
Junior Will Dietz was one of 13 Warriors to post career-best times on Saturday at the Cougar Classic.

Men's Cross Country

Warriors post 13 career bests at Cougar Classic

Men's: Team Results | Overall Results
Women's:
Overall Results | Team Results

DALLAS, Pa. – Junior Georgiana Strait (Williamsport, Pa./Glynn Academy (Ga.)) notched a 14th-place finish to lead a group of 13 Lycoming College cross country runners that posted career-best times on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Cougar Classic at Misericordia University.
 
White finished her 6K race in 26:31.67 to lead a group of eight career-bests on the women's team, as the squad finished third in a field of six collegiate teams.
 
Freshman Sarah Donovan (Bergen, N.Y./Byron-Bergen) also posted a top-25 finish, coming in 25th with a career-best time of 27:14.38 and three others also posted top-50 finishes in the 83-runner race. Junior Kelsey Rawson (Waldorf, Md./North Point) finished 42nd in 28:49.38 and sophomore Lindsay Decker (Shapleigh, Maine/Massabesic) was right behind her at 28:52.88. Freshman Victoria Wilson (Ringwood, N.J./Lakeland) added a time of 29:30.13 to finish 49th, as all five of the top runners ran career bests for Lycoming.
 
Sophomore Rachel Salmon (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) added a time of 29:46.13 and junior Alanna Cimerol (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) finished in 29:54.14.
 
Rounding out Lycoming's day, senior Meredith Ellmore (Lothian, Md./Southern) (30:47.39), freshman Jacqueline Croteau (Islip, N.Y./Islip) (31:50.39) and senior Lindsey Wittlich (Muncy, Pa./Muncy) (41:09.66) each posted career bests.
 
On the men's side, five runners notched career bests, led by freshman Jacob Miller (Cooperstown, N.Y./Cooperstown Central), who posted a 31st-place finish while notching a career-best 31:32.67 on the 8K course.
 
Sophomore Peter Rittenhouse (Green Lane, Pa./Quakertown Community) took 34th with a time of 31:56.21 and junior Alex Bottorff (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) took 41st with a time of 32:22.98, his best ever at the Cougar Classic.
 
Rounding out the top five were a pair of career bests, as senior Cory Trego (Pottstown, Pa./Coventry Christian School) notched a time of 32:24.91 to take 47th and junior William Dietz (Mansfield, Pa./Mansfield Area) was just behind him at 33:00.38. Sophomore Josh Allabaugh (Nanticoke, Pa./Greater Nanticoke Area) added a time of 33:00.98, missing his career-best by less than a second, to take 49th and sophomore Austin Sungenis (Greencastle, Pa./Oakland Mills (Md.)) added a time of 33:21.27 to take 50th with a career-best time.
 
Rounding out Lycoming's entries, freshman Bryant Dietrick (Muncy, Pa./Muncy) finished in 33:41.79, freshman John Woodburn (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) finished in 33:50.98, sophomore Jacob McClain (Cogan Station, Pa./Jersey Shore) finished in 35:58.36, sophomore Isaac Pawling (Columbia, Pa./Manheim Central) crossed in 40:16.98, freshman Donald Keys (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy) finished in 46:07.12 and junior John Paul Keith (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) finished in 47:28.75.
 
The Warriors get back on the course on Saturday, Sept. 21, when they head to the Lock Haven West Branch Cross Country Invitational. The women's race is set for 10:30 a.m. before the men will start at 11:15 a.m.
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Players Mentioned

Josh Allabaugh

Josh Allabaugh

5' 7"
Sophomore
Alex Bottorff

Alex Bottorff

5' 8"
Junior
John Paul Keith

John Paul Keith

5' 8"
Junior
Jacob McClain

Jacob McClain

5' 9"
Sophomore
Peter Rittenhouse

Peter Rittenhouse

5' 8"
Sophomore
Austin Sungenis

Austin Sungenis

6' 0"
Sophomore
Bryant Dietrick

Bryant Dietrick

5' 10"
First Year
Donald Keys

Donald Keys

5' 8"
First Year
Jacob Miller

Jacob Miller

5' 6"
First Year
Isaac Pawling

Isaac Pawling

5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Josh Allabaugh

Josh Allabaugh

5' 7"
Sophomore
Alex Bottorff

Alex Bottorff

5' 8"
Junior
John Paul Keith

John Paul Keith

5' 8"
Junior
Jacob McClain

Jacob McClain

5' 9"
Sophomore
Peter Rittenhouse

Peter Rittenhouse

5' 8"
Sophomore
Austin Sungenis

Austin Sungenis

6' 0"
Sophomore
Bryant Dietrick

Bryant Dietrick

5' 10"
First Year
Donald Keys

Donald Keys

5' 8"
First Year
Jacob Miller

Jacob Miller

5' 6"
First Year
Isaac Pawling

Isaac Pawling

5' 6"
Sophomore