BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Senior
Kaylee Long (Milton, Pa./Milton Area) finished in the top 100 at the NCAA Mideast Regionals for the second time in her career and four Lycoming College cross country runners set career-bests to highlight the day at Lehigh University's cross country course on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16.
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Long finished 99
th in a field of 349 runners on the 6K course, becoming just the second runner in program history to finish in the top 100 at an NCAA Regional twice in a career. She posted a time of 23:50.4, just 1.7 seconds behind her school-record time of 23:48.7 set this year at Hood.
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The women's team finished 41
st in a field of 49 complete teams, the team's fourth-best finish at the event in program history.
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Freshman
Claire Shaffer (Sayre, Pa./Sayre Area) finished second on the team with a time of 26:56.2 and senior
Amanda Goulden (Wharton, N.J./Morris Hills) took 311
th in a season-best 29:34.7. Senior
Kayla Nowak (Newtown, Conn./Newtown) posted a career-best time of 32:42.2, 23 seconds better than her previous best, to take 338
th. Freshman
Kaitlyn Welch (Charlotte Hall, Md./La Plata) bested her previous-best by 16 seconds, finishing in 34:30.1 to round out the scoring five, and freshman
Mariah Rovenolt (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) cut a half-minute off her previous-best, finishing in 38:49.5.
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The men's team finished in 49
th in a field of 51 teams on the 8K course, as only 3:10 separated the team's scoring five runners.
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Sophomore
Logan Franquet (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) led the Warriors again, posting a time of 31:01.3 to finish 289
th in a field of 360 runners. Junior
Maverick Stenger (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area) took 301
st in 31:40.7 and junior
Daniel Moses (Cape May, N.J./Wildwood Catholic) took 313
th in 32:32.1. Junior
Guillermo Quintero (Austin, Texas/KIPP Austin) cut 14 seconds off his previous career-best time, finishing in 32:58.5 and junior
Hunter Jackson (Warriors Mark, Pa./Tyrone Area) finished 331
st in 34:10.0 to round out the scoring five.
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Sophomore
Diego Pallares (Cicero, Ill./Bulls College Prep) posted a time of 34:46.5 and sophomore
Zeb Harshbarger (Reedsville, Pa./Mifflin County) posted a 36:31.6.
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