FORTY FORT, Pa. – Sophomore
Katryn Yocum (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) finished second to lead the Lycoming College women's cross country team to a third-place finish at the Blue & Gold Invitational at the Forty Fort Sports Complex on Friday, Oct. 14, while first-year
Kenneth Draper (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) added a 10
th-place finish for the men's team.
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Yocum notched a time of 24:57.80 to take second in the field of 58 runners and finish first among the 32 runners that were involved in scoring. Junior
Ali Clemens (Souderton, Pa./Souderton Area) took 11
th in 26:39.30 and senior
Claire Shaffer (Sayre, Pa./Sayre Area) notched a time of 27:52.70 to take 19
th, as the team had a trio amongst the top 20.
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Junior
Madisyn Neal (Roaring Branch, Pa./Canton Area) took 31
st in 30:09.50 and first-year
Isabella Fave (Middleburg, Pa./Midd-West) took 34
th in 30:56.80 to round out the team's scoring five. Sophomore
Madeline O'Connor (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) notched a 34:13.70 and senior
Mariah Rovenolt (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) posted a career-best 34:50.80 to round out those that factored into the scoring. Junior
Rachel DeWolfe (New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff) notched a career-best time of 42:07.60.
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Draper notched a 10
th-place finish in a crowd of 64 runners to lead the men's team to an eighth-place finish, as he posted a time of 29:20.20. Senior
Garrett Lee (Hollywood, Md./Leonardtown) notched a career-best 31:54.20 to take 29
th and senior
Caleb Reigle (Mount Wolf, Pa./Northeastern) posted a career-best 33:16.50 to take 37
th. Sophomore
Sean McKenna (Campbell, N.Y./Campbell-Savona) finished 51
st in 37:42.90 and sophomore
Brandon Chiguichon (Chicago, Ill./ITW Speer) finished in 41:11.90 to take 58
th and round out the scoring five.
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The Warriors will now have two weeks to get set for the MAC Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, when they head to Union Canal Tunnel Park in Lebanon, Pa. The women's race is at 11 a.m. before the men at 12 p.m.
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