BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – A pair of Lycoming College cross country runners posted career-bests to lead the teams at the Bloomsburg Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 7.
 
The women's team took ninth in a field of 11 teams, posting a team score of 252, with sophomore Katryn Yocum (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) leading the way with a 32^nd-place finish in the field of 108 runners, posting a time of 25:32.6.
 
Senior Ali Clemens (Souderton, Pa./Souderton Area) notched a time of 25:51.2 to take 42^nd, senior Claire Shaffer (Sayre, Pa./Sayre Area) added a time of 28:06.5 to take 82^nd, first-year Ella Scott (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) added a 28:44.8 to take 85^th and junior Isabella Fave (Middleburg, Pa./Midd-West) rounded out the top five with a time of 29:49.8. Junior Madeline O'Connor (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) (29:55.3) and first-year Sydney Taylor (Troy, Pa./Troy) (29:58.6) also factored into the scoring and first-year Bailee Dincher (Muncy, Pa./Commonwealth Charter Academy) notched a career-best 32:54.3.
 
The men's team finished 10^th in the 10-team field, led by sophomore Kenneth Draper (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville), who finished 52^nd in the 89-runner field in 29:28.8. First-year Cael Owen (Gillett, Pa./Horseheads (N.Y.)) took 74^th in 31:13.7, first-year Avery Rosan (Frederica, Del./Polytech) took 80^th in 32:55.9, junior Sean McKenna (Savona, N.Y./Campbell-Savona) finished in 34:38.3 and sophomore Blake Huffman (Georgetown, Del./Sussex Tech) added a career-best 38:21.6.
 
The Warriors will be back in action with a dual meet against Penn College on Monday, Oct. 16.