WARWICK, Pa. – Sophomore James Hamm (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) posted a 12^th-place finish in a field of 79 runners and junior Jacob Miller (Cooperstown, N.Y./Cooperstown Central) finished 18^th to lead the Lycoming College men's cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the Delaware Valley Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 5, at Delaware Valley University's Gemmill Campus.
 
The women's team finished seventh in a field of nine teams, paced by two career-best performances and a 28^th-place finish from junior Sarah Donovan (Bergen, N.Y./Byron-Bergen).
 
Hamm notched a time of 31:13.56, eighth amongst Division III competitors, to lead the men's squad, which finished behind only Widener (31), Philadelphia (36) and Penn State Berks (115), while finishing with 118 points.
 
Miller was close behind, finishing in 32:06.45 to take 18^th and freshman Nick Pisani (New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt) began his career with a 24^th-place finish in 32:54.34. Rounding out the scoring five, sophomore Sean Hastings (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) finished 39^th in 35:23.75 and freshman Andrew Dion (Tiverton, R.I./Tiverton) took 43^rd in 35:55.69.
 
Freshman James Vilardo (Hopatcong, N.J./Hopatcong) (36:01.00) and junior Dan Yoder (Montoursville, Pa./Homeschooled) (36:11.67) both also factored into the scoring, taking 44^th and 45^th, respectively, with junior John Woodburn (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) and senior Jacob McClain (Cogan Station, Pa./Jersey Shore) close behind in 47^th and 48^th. McClain notched a career-best time of 36:33.35 at the Delaware Valley race.
 
Donovan paced a closely grouped women's team, finishing in 28:04.73, while sophomore Rachel Fritz (Honesdale, Pa./Honesdale) dropped more than a minute of her previous career-best time to take 36^th in the field of 94 runners in 28:57.71. Senior Anna Summers (Shamokin, Pa./Shamokin Area) was close behing in 29:12.12 to take 38^th and set a new career-best at Delaware Valley in the process. Senior Lindsay Decker (Shapleigh, Maine/Massabesic) was less than a second behind, finishing in 29:12.92 to take 39^th and freshman Haby Golocko (Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor) rounded out the top five in 30:33.02 to take 50^th.
 
Also factoring in the scoring were sophomore Lindsay Smith (Easton, Pa./Easton) (30:39.52) and junior Victoria Wilson (Ringwood, N.J./Lakeland) (31:54.28), who took 52^nd and 64^th, respectively. Sophomore Rachel Ham (San Antonio, Texas/Homeschooled) also performed well for the Warriors, setting a career-best time by finishing in 33:17.41.
 
The Warriors get back in action on Saturday, Sept. 12, when they head to Misericordia University's Cougar Classic. The women's race is set for 10:30 a.m. before the men at 11:15 a.m.