Women's Cross Country Takes Second At Westminster-Fisher Invite
The Penn State Behrend women's cross country began the 2024 season with a second-place finish at the Westminster-Fisher Invite Friday night.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's cross country began the 2024 season with a second-place finish at the Westminster-Fisher Invite Friday night.
Distance: 5k
Teams: 7
Total Runners: 74
Key Moments:
* Behrend earned a team score of 69, trumping Geneva (74) and Hiram (80) while Franciscan was victorious with 15 team points
* Junior Lindsey Hartle (Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth) was the top finisher for the Lions, crossing the finish line in 11th place with a time of 21:34.81
* In her first collegiate race, freshman Baylee Dernar (Wattsburg, PA/Seneca) notched a time of 21:38.31 to finish right behind Hartle
* Bethany Litwiler (Reynolds, PA/Reynolds) placed 20th (22:12.54), while freshmen Sam Abate (North East, PA/North East) (22:17.19) and Alivia Hetrick (Waterford, PA/Waterford) (22:41.16) tallied 22nd and 27th, respectively
* Other Lions that competed on the course Friday were Ivy Laffan (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf), Abby Major (Erie, PA/McDowell), and Lynzey Reinsel (North East, PA/North East)
Up Next:
* Behrend returns to action on Friday, Sept. 13 when it hosts the PSB Invitational at the Behrend Fields