DALLAS, Pa. – Senior Kaylee Long (Milton, Pa./Milton Area) kicked off her final campaign with a top-25 finish on the 4K Misericordia Invitational course on Friday night, Aug. 30, as she finished 22^nd to lead the Lycoming College cross country teams in their season-opening race.
 
Long took 22^nd place in the field of 65 runners, posting a time of 17:44.60 to help the Warriors finish in sixth in the field of seven teams. Senior Amanda Goulden (Wharton, N.J./Morris Hills) took 49^th with a time of 21:00.70 and freshman Tamara Hess (Canton, Pa./Canton) took 51^st in 21:27.90. Senior Kayla Nowak (Newtown, Conn./Newtown) finished in 23:43.20, freshman Kaitlyn Welch (Charlotte Hall, Md./La Plata) in 25:41.30 and sophomore Ha-Anh Nguyen (Hanoi, Vietnam/Olympic Schools) in 30:06.90 to round out the women's finishers.
 
Junior Dan Moses (Cape May, N.J./Wildwood Catholic) led the Warriors with a 40^th-place finish in the field of 88 runners on the 6K course, posting a time of 19:46.80. Sophomore Brandon Gates (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run) took 55^th with a time of 20:37.60, junior Maverick Stenger (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg) finished 59^th in 20:45.30 and sophomore Logan Franquet (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) took 61^st in 21:05.80. Junior Guillermo Quintero (Austin, Texas/KIPP Austin) finished in 21:55.60, just ahead of junior Hunter Jackson (Warriors Mark, Pa./Tyrone Area), who crossed in 22:15.50. Sophomore Diego Pallares (Cicero, Ill./Bulls College Prep) (23:36.30) and sophomore Zeb Harshbarger (Reedsville, Pa./Mifflin County) (24:40.50) also ran for Lycoming.
 
The Warriors get back in action on Saturday, Sept. 7, when they head to the Dutchmen Invitational at Union Canal Tunnel Park, with the women's 5K set to start at 10:15 a.m. and the men's 8K at 11 a.m.