NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team placed second out of eight teams to open the 2023 season at the Westminster Invitational.
Distance: 5k
Teams: 8
Total Runners: 58
Key Moments:
* Robert Morris finished first (15) and were followed by Behrend (50). Westminster (90) and Thiel (109) placed third and fourth respectively
* Junior Kody Klein (North East, PA/Cathedral Prep) led the way for the Lions, earning a ninth-place finish with a time of 16:23.20 with an average-mile time of 5.16
* Bennett Kerr (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) was the next Behrend runner to cross the finish line, notching 12th place (16:40.48)
* The 17 to 21 finishers consisted of Aidan Domencic (17:03.92) (Cranberry Township, PA / Seneca Valley), Lucas Boyd (17:10.17) (North East, PA/North East), Davis Saynuk (17:26.53) (Columbia, MD / Howard), Christopher Annear (17:26.70) (Fredonia, NY / Fredonia), and Aidan Reinsel (17:29.94) (North East, PA/North East),
* 15 Lions' runners competed Friday evening
Up Next:
* The Lions will host the PSB Invitational on Friday, Sep. 15 beginning at 5:00 p.m.