SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University men's and women's cross country teams will open the 2025 season Saturday at the Doug Watts Invitational hosted by Edinboro.
 
DOUG WATTS INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE - SEPT. 6
• 11:10 a.m. – Women's 5,000m
• 11:50 a.m. – Men's 6,000m
 
COURSE LOCATION / INFO
• Doug Watts Cross Country Course (Edinboro's Campus)
• 455 Scotland Rd., Edinboro, PA 16444
• Course Maps
 
LIVE RESULTS
• Wolf Creek Timing
 
TEAMS COMPETING
• Allegheny
• Bloomsburg
• D'Youville
• Daemen
• East Stroudsburg
• Edinboro
• Indiana (Pa.)
• Lake Erie
• Mansfield
• Pitt-Johnstown
• Seton Hill
• Slippery Rock
 
PSAC PREP
The field for the Edinboro meet has doubled from last year with many teams from the PSAC set to compete this weekend as a preview for the conference championships, which Edinboro will host Oct. 25.
 
SRU MEN'S ENTRIES
The men will race a rare 6,000-meter distance Saturday as a tune-up for the season.
 
John Juszynski and Eli Schreiber are expected to lead the squad. They'll be joined in the lineup this week by Dom Bumblis, Harrison Repko, Michael Novak, Alex Morris, Dylan Ribelin, Anthony Robare, Dylan Barca, Michael Gauntner, Sergio Abdalah, Colton Adolph, Gavin Boer, Lincoln Bouman, Micah Ivy, Jonah Lindstrom and Grey Lowman.
 
SRU WOMEN'S ENTRIES
The women will run a slightly shorter distance of 5,000 meters this week.
 
Ruthie Hughes and Jen Cichra are back to lead the squad, along with other returning All-PSAC honorees Carissa Flynn, Tatiana Holt and Hannah Burgoon. That group will be joined this week by Skye Hackathorn, Lydia Valeriano, Caitlin Willer, Gwen Lloyd, Ava Holbrook, Lexie Wyant, Lizzie Higgins, Caitlin Mann, Birtukan Hartman, Emily Grosch, Kayla Hanna, Sydney Heltzell, Addison McPeek, Sloane Potter, Rylie Teapole and Marabelle Thornberry.
 
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 weekend off before returning to action Sept. 20 at the Allegheny Classic hosted by Allegheny College.





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