Men's Cross Country 10/25/2019 1:52:00 PM Bob Shreve, Sports Information Director

Men's Cross Country Team Repeats as Champion for 31st PSAC Conference Crown

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Despite the fact lead runner Colton Cassel was held out with an injury, the Edinboro men's cross country team used a total team effort to bring home its 31^st PSAC Cross Country Championship on Friday morning. Bloomsburg University hosted the 2019 PSAC Cross Country Championships. While repeating as champion, Edinboro swept both the men's and women's titles for the first time since 2002.

While Cassel did not compete, Edinboro still had seven runners finish in the top 30 to earn All-PSAC honors. The Fighting Scots finished with 63 points to lead the 15-team field, with Lock Haven next with 109 points. Shippensburg was third with 128 points, while East Stroudsburg (145) and Kutztown (151) rounded out the top five teams.

Gannon's Joseph Westrick captured the individual title, covering the 8K course in a time of 25:20.3. Evan Ananatzian of Kutztown was second at 25:29.8, with Slippery Rock's John Marenkovic third (25:31.7). A total of 137 runners competed.

Three Fighting Scots finished in the top 15 to earn first team All-PSAC honors, with four more runners in the second 15 to capture second team honors. Ward Ries moved up one spot to finish fifth and earn All-PSAC honors for the second time. The sophomore posted a time of 25:40.1.

Redshirt sophomore Jack Lacina made a huge jump from a year ago, going from 88^th to eighth. He recorded a time of 25:54.8 while earning All-PSAC honors for the first time. Redshirt freshman Danny Desmond came in 12^th with a time of 26:09.2.

Freshman Connor Volk-Klos paced Edinboro's contingent of second team All-PSAC runners and joined Brendan Oswalt as the Fighting Scot's final two scorers. Volk-Klos came in 18^th (26:21.4), while Oswalt, a redshirt sophomore, became a two-time All-PSAC runner with a time of 26:25.3. Eric Alu, a redshirt freshman, and freshman Cole Hanks also earned All-PSAC honors. Alu was 24^th (26:27.6) and Hanks 30^th (26:41.0).

Five other Fighting Scots also competed: Nick Amos (38^th – 26:56.7); Matt Wehrle (46^th – 27:09.4); Dylan Binda (53^rd – 27:15.2); Bryan Geehrer (75^th – 27:53.9); and Charles Roberts (94^th – 28:29.8).
Edinboro will next compete in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional at Lock Haven on Saturday, November 9.

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