DALLAS, Pa. – Freshman
Kaylee Long (Milton, Pa./Milton Area) notched her second straight top-10 performance to lead the Lycoming College cross country teams at the Cougar Classic on the campus of Misericordia University on Saturday morning, Sept. 17.
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Long finished in eighth place in to lead the women's team, which finished in fourth out of five teams on the 6K course, as Long finished in 25:40.37. Sophomore
Rachel Fritz (Honesdale, Pa./Honesdale Area) added a top-25 finish in the 61-runner field, taking 23
rd in 27:12.48.
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Senior
Sarah Donovan (Bergen, N.Y./Byron-Bergen) took 33
rd in 28:29.38, junior
Lindsay Smith (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) took 40
th in 29:32.88 and freshman
Amanda Goulden (Wharton, N.J./Morris Hills) rounded out the team's scoring five in 29:54.45 to take 41
st.
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Senior
Jordyn Reilly (Cressona, Pa./Blue Mountain) took 45
th in 30:48.84 and senior
Abigail O'Connor (Mt. Holly Springs, Pa./Home-schooled) finished 47
th in 31:07.30 to round out the team's scoring-impactful runners.
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On the men's side, three runners finished in the top 26 to lead the squad to a third-place finish out of five teams on the 8K course.
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Junior
Joseph Ingrum (Lodi, Calif./Lodi) led the Warriors with a 23
rd-place finish in 32:53.69 and junior
Sean Hastings (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) added a 24
th-place finish in a season-best 33:03.57. Freshman
Gustavo Vergara (Santa Ana, Calif./Valley) added a 26
th-place finish in 33:09.18, dropping more than a minute off his opening week time.
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Senior
Donald Keys (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pa. Collegiate Academy) added a time of 35:00.76, his best-ever at Misericordia, to take 30
th and senior
John Woodburn (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) added a time of 35:58.39 to take 31
st and round out the top five. Senior
Dan Yoder (Montoursville, Pa./Home-schooled) took 32
nd (36:36.35) and sophomore
Andrew Dion (Tiverton, R.I./Tiverton) took 39
th (38:16.36) to also factor in the scoring.
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The Warriors get back in action on Saturday, Sept. 24, when they head to the Messiah Cross Country Invitational, with the women's race set for 10:30 a.m. and men's race set for 11:15 a.m.
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