DALLAS, Pa. – Junior Sydney Taylor (Troy, Pa./Troy) paced the Lycoming College cross country teams in the season-opening Misericordia Invitational on Friday evening, Aug. 29, finishing 46^th to help the women's team to an eighth-place finish in a 10-team field.
 
Taylor posted a 18:17.70 time to lead the Warriors to the finish line, while junior Ella Scott (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) was close behind in 49^th-place in the 82-runner field, finishing in 18:25.90. Junior Gwyn Fox (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) finished 66^th in 20:33.60 and junior Ann-Marie McMurtie (Centre Hall, Pa./Penns Valley) posted a 21:04.20 in her first race. Junior Miya Knippenberg (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron) rounded out the team's top five in 21:55.30.
 
Senior Kenneth Draper (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville Area) paced the men's team with a 52^nd-place finish in the 108-runner field, posting a 14:11.0 on the 4K course, helping the men to a seventh-place finish in an 11-team field. First-year Jacob Carr (Towanda, Pa./Towanda Area) posted a time of 15:04.6 and junior Avery Rosan (Frederica, Del./Polytech) added a 15:07.70. Junior Depesh Rai (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) (21:23.2) and sophomore Aidan Rozetar (Shoemakersville, Pa./Hamburg Area) (21:34.2) rounded out the scoring five.
 
The Warriors get back on the course on Friday, Sept. 5, when they head to Oak Ridge Park in Clark, N.J., for the Drew Invitational at 4 p.m.