LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Eight members of the Lycoming College cross country teams posted career-best times to lead the team at the Lock Haven University Go Fast River Run on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 25, as five women and three men posted their career-best times on the course.
 
The women's team placed 15^th in the competitive field of 19 teams, which featured mainly Divison II squads and only two other Division III squads. The men's team placed 15^th out of 16 teams.
 
The women's squad, in a field of 191 runners, were led once again by sophomore Sarah Donovan (Bergen, N.Y./Byron-Bergen), who finished in 25:38.33 to take 91^st on the 6K course. Junior Lindsay Decker (Shapleigh, Maine/Massabesic) posted a time of 25:58.25 to take 102^nd and senior Kelsey Rawson (Waldorf, Md./North Point) finished in 141^st with a time of 28:03.85, just ahead of junior Rachel Salmon (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain), who finished in 28:04.51.
 
Freshman Lindsay Smith (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) rounded out the top five Warriors with a career-best time of 28:18.30 to take 146^th. Freshman Sarah Toth (North Granby, Conn./Granby Memorial) took 147^th in 28:35.84 and junior Anna Summers (Shamokin, Pa./Shamokin) rounded out the team's top seven in 158^th in 28:58.20.
 
Sophomore Jacqueline Croteau (Islip, N.Y./Islip) (29:43.72), junior Erin Hale (Oakfield, N.Y./Oakfield-Alabama) (29:58.63) and senior Sam Stropko (Sayre, Pa./Athens) (29:58.96) also posted career-best times.
 
On the men's side, in a field of 181 runners, freshman James Hamm (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) finished 106^th with a time of 29:30.48 to lead the team on the 8K course, while freshman Sean Hastings (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) finished 125^th in 30:10.16. Junior Peter Rittenhouse (Green Lane, Pa./Quakertown Community) (30:32.17, 132^nd), sophomore Jacob Miller (Cooperstown, N.Y./Cooperstown Central) (30:38.48, 135^th) and freshman Joseph Ingrum (Lodi, Calif./Lodi) (career-best 30:40.37, 137^th) rounded out the top five.
 
Sophomore Bryant Dietrick (Muncy, Pa./Muncy Area) notched a time of 32:54.94 and sophomore Josh Cram (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) rounded out the team's top seven with a career-best time of 33:42.39. Freshman Alexander Wherthey (Johnstown, Pa./Bishop McCort) also had a career-best time of 36:40.93.
 
The Warriors get back on the course on Saturday, Nov. 1, when they head to the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships, with the women running at 11 a.m. before the men race at 12 p.m.