Cross Country Opens Season at Westminster Invite
The Penn State Behrend men's and women’s cross country teams will begin their seasons this Friday, August 30 at the Westminster Fischer Invite in Wilmington, Pa.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's and women's cross country teams will begin their seasons this Friday, August 30 at the Westminster Fischer Invite in Wilmington, Pa.
Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions men and women's teams both finished second in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) last season
* The men's team had nine top-15 finishers including returners Zachary Tingley (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview), Zach Wortman (St. Mary's, PA/Elk County Catholic), Jake Lehotsky (Erie, PA/Fort LeBoeuf), Chris Drozynski (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview), and Nick Post (Union City, PA/Seneca)
* Tingley was also named the AMCC Newcomer of the Year for his fourth place finish at the championship event
* The team has nine returners while picking up eight new runners
* The women's cross country team also returns a strong core from last year
* The Lions had six top-15 finishers including returners Riley Crissman (Bradford, PA/Bradford Area), Jenna Shelton (Cabot, PA/Knoch), Hanna Drozynski (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview), and Suraihyah Sule (Snellville, GA/Shiloh)
* The women's team has 10 returning athletes along with six new runners
* Head Coach Greg Cooper enters his 11th season at the helm of the cross country programs