SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University men's and women's cross country teams return to action Saturday at the Lock Haven Invitational at the West Branch XC Course in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
LOCK HAVEN INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE - SEPT. 27
• 10 a.m. – Men's 8,000m Crimson Race
• 10:45 a.m. – Women's 6,000m Crimson Race
• 11:30 a.m. – Men's 8,000m White Race
• 12:15 p.m. – Women's 6,000m White Race
• 1 p.m. – Awards Ceremony
COURSE LOCATION / INFO
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West Branch XC Course
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Course Maps
• 42 Havenview Drive, Lock Haven, PA
RESULTS
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Lexicon Timing
TEAMS COMPETING
Ashland, Bloomsburg, Charleston, Davis & Elkins, Edinboro, Frostburg State, Glenville State, Harrisburg CC, Hood, Indiana (Pa.), Lebanon Valley, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Northwood, Penn State Club, Pitt Club, Pitt-Johnstown, Point Park, Penn State DuBois, Seton Hill, Slippery Rock, St. Bonaventure, Stevens, Thaddeus Stevens, Walsh, Wheeling, Wilkes, Wilmington.
REGIONAL MEET PREVIEW
Many of the top teams in the Atlantic Region and the PSAC will be in action this weekend to preview the course at Lock Haven before the Bald Eagles host the 2025 NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Championships in November.
RACE BREAKDOWN
The field will be split into two different races with teams able to enter their top 10 runners in the "crimson races" and the rest of their lineups in the "white races." The crimson races will lead things off, followed by the white races.
SRU MEN'S PREVIEW | Regional Rankings
The 10 men that will represent The Rock in the crimson race are
Alex Morris,
Dylan Ribelin,
Easton Adamczyk,
Eli Schreiber,
John Juszynski,
Jonah Lindstrom,
Michael Novak,
Michael Gauntner,
Dom Bumblis and
Lincoln Bouman.
The white race lineup will be
Andreas Dunkel,
Anthony Robare,
Brandon Henry,
Dylan Barca,
Gavin Boer,
Grey Lowman,
Micah Ivy,
Ryan Czechowski and
Sergio Abdalah.
The Rock are coming off a second place finish last week at the Allegheny Classic, where Schreiber led the team with Morris, Gauntner, Juszynski and Adamczyk rounding out the scorers and Ribelin and Lindstrom capping the top seven finishers.
Slippery Rock enters the weekend ranked No. 9 in the latest Atlantic Region rankings released by the USTFCCCA.
SRU WOMEN'S PREVIEW | Regional Rankings
Slippery Rock enters its biggest test of the year with an unbeaten record on the season after winning both of the first two races the team has entered. The Rock enter the meet ranked No. 2 in the latest Atlantic Region rankings and will see top ranked Davis & Elkins head-to-head for the first time this year.
The 10 women that will represent SRU in the crimson race are
Carissa Flynn,
Gwen Lloyd,
Hannah Burgoon,
Jennifer Cichra,
Kayla Hanna,
Marabelle Thornberry,
Ruthie Hughes,
Sydney Heltzell,
Lydia Valeriano and
Tatiana Holt.
The white race will feature
Addison McPeek,
Ava Holbrook,
Birtukan Hartman,
Caitlin Mann,
Caitlin Willer,
Emily Grosch,
Lexie Wyant,
Lizzie Higgins,
Rylie Teapole,
Skye Hackathorn and
Sloane Potter.
Slippery Rock is coming off a win at the Allegheny Classic last week when all five scorers placed in the top 15, led by Hughes and Cichra with top 10 finishes. Burgoon, Heltzell and Flynn rounded out the scorers and Hanna and Thornberry capped the top seven finishers.
RECAP AND RESULTS
Recaps from both races and final results will be posted to
RockAthletics.com Saturday afternoon.
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will take next week off before returning to action Oct. 11 at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational at Youthtowne Fields in Clinton, Pennsylvania..
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