Kayla Nowak, Kaitlyn Welch
Senior Kayla Nowak and freshman Kaitlyn Welch each had career-best times for Lycoming on Saturday.

Men's Cross Country

Four Warriors set career-bests at NCAA Mideast Regionals

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.
 
Long finished 99th 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.
 
The women's team finished 41st in a field of 49 complete teams, the team's fourth-best finish at the event in program history.
 
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 311th 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 338th. 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.
 
The men's team finished in 49th in a field of 51 teams on the 8K course, as only 3:10 separated the team's scoring five runners.
 
Sophomore Logan Franquet (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) led the Warriors again, posting a time of 31:01.3 to finish 289th in a field of 360 runners. Junior Maverick Stenger (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area) took 301st in 31:40.7 and junior Daniel Moses (Cape May, N.J./Wildwood Catholic) took 313th 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 331st in 34:10.0 to round out the scoring five.
 
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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Players Mentioned

Logan Franquet

Logan Franquet

6' 0"
Sophomore
Hunter Jackson

Hunter Jackson

5' 8"
Junior
Daniel Moses

Daniel Moses

5' 7"
Junior
Diego Pallares

Diego Pallares

5' 6"
Sophomore
Maverick Stenger

Maverick Stenger

5' 6"
Junior
Zeb Harshbarger

Zeb Harshbarger

5' 7"
Sophomore
Amanda Goulden

Amanda Goulden

5' 10"
Senior
Kaylee Long

Kaylee Long

5' 3"
Senior
Kayla Nowak

Kayla Nowak

4' 11"
Senior
Kaitlyn Welch

Kaitlyn Welch

5' 3"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Logan Franquet

Logan Franquet

6' 0"
Sophomore
Hunter Jackson

Hunter Jackson

5' 8"
Junior
Daniel Moses

Daniel Moses

5' 7"
Junior
Diego Pallares

Diego Pallares

5' 6"
Sophomore
Maverick Stenger

Maverick Stenger

5' 6"
Junior
Zeb Harshbarger

Zeb Harshbarger

5' 7"
Sophomore
Amanda Goulden

Amanda Goulden

5' 10"
Senior
Kaylee Long

Kaylee Long

5' 3"
Senior
Kayla Nowak

Kayla Nowak

4' 11"
Senior
Kaitlyn Welch

Kaitlyn Welch

5' 3"
First Year