Lions Deliver Several Season Best Marks In Aubrey Shenk Invitational

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team finished 12^th in its final regular season race of the season in the Aubrey Shenk Invitational, hosted by Gettysburg on Saturday.

Distance: 8k
Teams: 18
Total Runners: 226

Key Moments:

* Lucas Boyd (North East, PA/North East) ran the fastest conference time of the year to lead the Behrend on Saturday
* Boyd claimed 45^th out of 226 competitors with a mark of 26:49.2 to pass teammate Bennett Kerr's (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) previous top-ranked time of 27:31.5
* Senior Emil George (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) earned a season best time of 27:36.1 for 80^th place
* George was followed by Kerr (27:37.9), Aidan Reinsel (North East, PA/North East) (27:40.3), and Peyton Brewer (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) (27:56.3) who finished in 82nd, 87th, and 98th, respectively. These were personal best times recorded by Reinsel and Brewer
* Other Lions to tally season best marks were Alex Haskins (North East, PA/North East) (28:07.1), Tim Hamilton (Winchester, MA/Winchester) (28:09.3), Nicolin Pierce (Erie, PA/McDowell) (28:17.8), David Gahagan (South Park, PA/South Park) (28:23.6), and Michael Werner (Erie, PA/Seneca) (29:14.1)
* As a team, Behrend notched a total score of 295 for 12^th out of 18 teams
* Messiah won with a team score of 66, followed by St. Bonaventure (91) and McDaniel (175)

Up Next:

* The Lions will compete in the conference championships on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds in Greensburg, PA. Women's race begins at 11 a.m., followed by the men's race at noon