CARLISLE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team placed 16th out of 52 teams at the NCAA Regionals hosted by Dickinson on Saturday. The Lions finished with a team score of 492.
Jacob Parsons (Titusville, PA/Maplewood), who led Behrend to an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) crown, also led the Lions at NCAA Regionals. Parsons finished in 59th place out of 371 runners with a time of 26:51.6.
Seniors Josh Natalie (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy-Strong Vincent) and Devin Beggs (Franklin, PA/Franklin) finished second and third for the Lions in 85th and 97th places respectively. Natalie finished in 27:16.9 and Beggs crossed the line at 27:27.7.
Finishing right behind Beggs in 109th was sophomore Ian Griffith (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional). Griffith improved on his 162nd place finish last year and cut out 30 seconds from his time to finish at 27:36.6.
Rounding out the top five for Behrend was sophomore Dylan Buffington. Buffington took 142nd with a time of 28:03.2.
The Lions wrap up another successful season that saw the program win its fifth straight AMCC Championship and ninth overall.
