Katryn Yocum - Cross Country
Katryn Yocum set a program record with a 6K time of 22:34.4. All of Lycoming's runners in teh women's 6K race set personal-best times.

Women's Cross Country

Yocum records a program-record run at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Senior Katryn Yocum (Carlisle, Pa. / Boiling Springs) surpassed her own Lycoming College women's cross country program record with a 6K time of 22:34.4 and finished 39th, the best finish in program history at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional meet in Lock Haven, Pa., on Saturday, Nov. 16, to highlight a day where every runner notched a season-best.

Yocum finished the 6K race with a time of 22:34.4, which placed her 39th in a field of 218 runners, as she beat the program record of 22:52.4. She finished the meet a minute-and-a-half after the regional champion, Claire Anderson from Washington & Jefferson.

This season, Yocum became the first runner in program history to earn four all-conference honors in a career after she finished 12th in the Landmark Conference Championships, earning Second Team All-Conference honors. She previously earned honorable mention all-conference recognition as a junior and All-MAC honors in her first two years.

All of Lycoming's runners in the women's 6K race set personal-best times at Lock Haven. Finishing second for the Warrior women, sophomore Sydney Taylor (Troy, Pa. / Troy) crossed the finish line at 26:02.3 in 147th place, and sophomore Ella Scott (Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty) followed in 153rd place with a time of 26:11.1.

Senior Maddy O'Connor (Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cumberland Valley), who finished fourth for the Warriors and 170th in the race, notching a time of 26:55.9, and sophomore Gwyn Fox (Altoona, Pa. / Altoona Area) trailed after with a time of 27:39.5 and an 181st place finish.

Sophomore Miya Knippenberg (Ellicott City, Md. / Mount Hebron) (30:30.3) and first-year Jerilynn Aguilar (Chicago, Ill. / ITW Speer) (31:49.8) rounded out the women's team and each posted personal-record runs to end the 2024 season. The women's team placed 22nd out of 30 teams in the regional meet.

In the men's race, junior Kenneth Draper (Hughesville, Pa. / Hughesville) led the Warriors with a time of 27:26.6, which placed him 128th in the field of 216 runners on the 8K course. Following Draper's lead, sophomore Avery Rosan (Frederica, Del / Polytech) finished second for the Warriors and 173rd on the field with a time of 29:40.4.

Sophomore David Boring (Montoursville, Pa. / Home-schooled) (31:29.3), sophomore Cael Owen (Gillett, Pa. / Horseheads (N.Y.)) (32:08.7), and first-year Samuel Jenkins (Williamsport, Pa. / Home-schooled) (32:26.7) crossed the finish line within a minute of each other, placing 194th, 199th, and 201st respectively, as Boring and Jenkins had personal-bests and Owen a season-best.

Senior Sean McKenna (Campbell, N.Y. / Campbell-Savona) (34:12.4) and first-year Aidan Rozetar (Shoemakersville, Pa. / Hamburg Area) (40:01.9) rounded out the men's team. The men's team finished in 27th place at the event.

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Players Mentioned

Kenneth Draper

Kenneth Draper

5' 9"
Junior
Sean McKenna

Sean McKenna

5' 10"
Senior
Cael Owen

Cael Owen

5' 9"
Sophomore
Avery Rosan

Avery Rosan

5' 8"
Sophomore
David Boring

David Boring

6' 3"
Sophomore
Samuel Jenkins

Samuel Jenkins

5' 8"
First Year
Aidan Rozetar

Aidan Rozetar

6' 1"
First Year
Miya Knippenberg

Miya Knippenberg

5' 5"
Sophomore
Maddy O

Maddy O'Connor

5' 2"
Senior
Ella Scott

Ella Scott

5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kenneth Draper

Kenneth Draper

5' 9"
Junior
Sean McKenna

Sean McKenna

5' 10"
Senior
Cael Owen

Cael Owen

5' 9"
Sophomore
Avery Rosan

Avery Rosan

5' 8"
Sophomore
David Boring

David Boring

6' 3"
Sophomore
Samuel Jenkins

Samuel Jenkins

5' 8"
First Year
Aidan Rozetar

Aidan Rozetar

6' 1"
First Year
Miya Knippenberg

Miya Knippenberg

5' 5"
Sophomore
Maddy O

Maddy O'Connor

5' 2"
Senior
Ella Scott

Ella Scott

5' 5"
Sophomore