LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Senior Kaylee Long (Milton, Pa./Milton) became the first Lycoming College women's cross country runner to break the 24-minute mark on a 6K course, breaking her own school-record with a run of 23:57.1 at the Lock Haven Invitational on Saturday morning, Sept. 21.
 
The Lock Haven University Invitational featured 41 schools, with representation from all three NCAA divisions.
 
Long placed 95^th in a field of 404 runners by besting her previous program-record run of 24:01, set during 2016 at the NCAA Mideast Regional.
 
Freshman Claire Shaffer (Sayre, Pa./Sayre Area) broke the 30-minute mark in just her second race, finishing second on the team and 312^th overall with a run of 28:01.4. Senior Amanda Goulden (Warton, N.J./Morris Hills) posted a time of 31:05.2 with freshman Tamara Hess (Canton, Pa./Canton) coming in behind her with a 31:54.8. Junior Kayla Nowak (Newtown, Conn.Newtown) ran a career-best 33.05.9 to place 393^rd. Freshman Kaitlyn Welch (Charlotte Hall, Md./La Plata) placed 400^th with a time of 37:40.6.
Sophomore Mariah Rovenolt (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) finished in 41:40.1 and junior Ashley Ramirez (Round Rock, Texas/KIPP Austin) ran a 51:20.0 in their first career races with the Warriors.
 
Junior Maverick Stenger (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area) led the men's team in the 8K race by surpassing his career-best run by two minutes with a time of 30:25.9, placing 274^th in a field of 373 runners.
 
Sophomore Logan Franquet (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) also set a career-best mark, finishing in 32.13, placing 313^th. Sophomore Diego Pallares (Cicero, Ill./Bulls College Prep) was third on the team with a 33:50.8. Junior Hunter Jackson (Warriors Mark, Pa./Tyrone Area) continued his consistency, finishing in 34:59.2 and sophomore Zeb Harshbarger (Reedsville, Pa./Mifflin County) improved in his second race, running a 37:33.6. Freshman Geo Castillo (Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg Area) finished in 39:00.0 and sophomore Brandon Gates (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run) finished in 42:42.0 to round out the top seven.
 
The Warriors are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 5, when they head to Lehigh University to compete in the Paul Short Invitational. The women's race kicks off at 1:45 p.m. with the men to follow at 2:30. p.m.