Men's: Team Results | Overall Results
Women's: Overall Results | Team Results
DALLAS, Pa. – Junior
Georgiana Strait (Williamsport, Pa./Glynn Academy (Ga.)) notched a 14
th-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.
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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.
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Freshman
Sarah Donovan (Bergen, N.Y./Byron-Bergen) also posted a top-25 finish, coming in 25
th 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 42
nd 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 49
th, as all five of the top runners ran career bests for Lycoming.
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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.
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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.
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On the men's side, five runners notched career bests, led by freshman
Jacob Miller (Cooperstown, N.Y./Cooperstown Central), who posted a 31
st-place finish while notching a career-best 31:32.67 on the 8K course.
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Sophomore
Peter Rittenhouse (Green Lane, Pa./Quakertown Community) took 34
th with a time of 31:56.21 and junior
Alex Bottorff (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) took 41
st with a time of 32:22.98, his best ever at the Cougar Classic.
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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 47
th 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 49
th and sophomore
Austin Sungenis (Greencastle, Pa./Oakland Mills (Md.)) added a time of 33:21.27 to take 50
th with a career-best time.
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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.
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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.