NEWVILLE, Pa. – The Lycoming College women's cross country team posted the third-best finish in program history at the NCAA Mideast Regionals on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 14, finishing in 42^nd out of 50 teams at Big Spring High School. The men's team finished in 50^th place, as two runners crossed the 30-minute barrier on the 8K course to wrap up the season.
 
Senior Lindsay Decker (Shapleigh, Maine/Massabesic) led the women's squad at the regional for the third season in a row, posting a time of 26:00.4 on the 6K course to finish 194^th in the field of 365 runners. Junior Sarah Donovan (Bergen, N.Y./Byron-Bergen) finished second on the squad with a time of 26:46.3 to take 233^rd and sophomore Rachel Fritz (Honesdale, Pa./Honesdale Area) took third at 26:59.4.
 
Junior Victoria Wilson (Ringwood, N.J./Lakeland) took fourth on the team, posting a time of 27:20.0 and junior Abigail O'Connor (Mt. Holly Springs, Pa./Home-schooled) rounded out the scoring five with a career-best time of 29:18.4 to take 324^th. Senior Rachel Salmon (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) notched a time of 29:49.4 and senior Anna Summers (Shamokin, Pa./Shamokin Area) posted a time of 30:50.4 to wrap up their careers.
 
The team's performance was the third-best in school history at the race, as it finished 41^st in 2012 and 37^th in 2013.
 
On the men's side, junior Jacob Miller (Cooperstown, N.Y./Cooperstown Central) led the team with a time of 29:40.0, as he broke the 30-minute barrier for the third straight race to take 255^th in the field of 371 runners. Sophomore James Hamm (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) also crossed the 30-minute barrier, posting a time of 29:58.8 to take 269^th.
 
Freshmen Andre Dion (Tiverton, R.I./Tiverton) (31:43.6, 320^th) and Nick Pisani (New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt) (32:16.0, 332^nd) each factored into the scoring five, while sophomore Sean Hastings (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) rounded it out with a 338^th-place finish in 32:41.5.
 
Junior Dan Yoder (Montoursville, Pa./Home-schooled) notched a personal-best time at the regionals with a time of 32:42.9 and senior Jacob McClain (Cogan Station, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) finished in 34:08.1 to round out his career.