Boyd, Kerr Lead Way For Behrend In Twilight Meet
The Penn State men’s cross country earned a runner-up finish with a team score of 43 in the Behrend Twilight Invite at the Behrend Fields Friday evening.
ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State men's cross country team earned a runner-up finish with a team score of 43 in the Behrend Twilight Invite at the Behrend Fields Friday evening.
Distance: 8k
Teams: 3
Total Runners: 32
Key Moments:
* Mercyhurst won with a team score of 26, followed by Behrend and Fairmont St. (57)
* Lucas Boyd (North East, PA/North East) was the top-finisher for the Lions, running a third place time of 27:53.1
* Senior Bennett Kerr (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) registed a time of 28:16.5 for sixth place
* Rounding out the top 10 for the Lions was Nicolin Pierce's (Erie, PA/McDowell) time of 29:17.8 for ninth
* Alex Haskins (North East, PA/North East) (29:22.0), Tim Hamilton (Winchester, MA/Winchester) (29:22.6) and Emil George (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) (29:30.0) finished 12th, 13th, and 14th, respectively
* 16 total runners competed for Behrend on the home course
Up Next:
* The Lions travel to Rochester to compete in the Yellowjacket Invitational on Saturday, September 21. The first race begins at 11 a.m.