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MANSFIELD, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University men's cross country team recorded its highest finish at a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship since 2008 with a third place showing at the PSAC meet Saturday at Mansfield's Lamb's Creek XC Course.
 
The Rock put three runners in the top 10 and had four runners earn All-Conference honors for finishing in the top 30 positions.
 
Defending champion Edinboro repeated its title with 33 points. Shippensburg took second with 55 points, followed by Slippery Rock in third with 86 points. It marked the highest finish for an SRU men's XC team since the 2008 squad took second. California (Pa.) was fourth with 110 points and Lock Haven rounded out the top five with 180 points.
 
A total of 145 individuals finished the 8,000-meter course and all 16 PSAC teams recorded scores at the meet.
 
Slippery Rock was paced by a trio of first team All-PSAC honorees as Troy Hart, Ethan Brentham and Shannon Dooley all finished inside the top 10 positions. Devon Navaroli also picked up a second team All-PSAC honor by placing 19th. 
 
Hart led the way in fifth place in 25:23 to pick up his first career All-PSAC honor in cross country. His improvement between 2021 and 2022 was remarkable, as Hart finished this meet in 47th place last year, more than two minutes slower than his time Saturday.
 
Brentham picked up his first All-PSAC award with an eighth place showing in 25:35 and Dooley earned his third straight All-PSAC honor with a 10th place finish in 25:38.
 
The top 15 finishers are named to first team All-PSAC honors, while finishers 16-30 are named to second team all-conference honors. Navaroli picked up his second career All-PSAC award in XC with a 19th place finish in 25:58.
 
SRU's scorers were capped by Tucker Davis, who was 46th in 26:56. Michael Novak was 58th in 27:18 and Noah Johnson was 60th in 27:22 to round out the top seven finishers for Slippery Rock.
 
Saturday's meet marked the first of back-to-back championship meets SRU will race on the Mansfield course. The Rock will be off next week before returning to action at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Championships Nov. 19.
 
SRU RESULTS – PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
5. Troy Hart – 25:23 (1st team All-PSAC)
8. Ethan Brentham – 25:35 (1st team All-PSAC)
10. Shannon Dooley – 25:38 (1st team All-PSAC)
19. Devon Navaroli – 25:58 (2nd team All-PSAC)
46. Tucker Davis – 26:56
58. Michael Novak – 27:18
60. Noah Johnson – 27:22
78. Ryan Corbitt – 27:45
102. John Juszynski – 28:56
116. Logan Hogue – 29:36
 


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