Lions Finish Fourth At Home Invite
The Penn State women’s cross country placed fourth with a team score of 75 in the Behrend Twilight Invite at the Behrend Fields Friday evening.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State women's cross country team placed fourth with a team score of 75 in the Behrend Twilight Invite at the Behrend Fields Friday evening.
Distance: 6k
Teams: 4
Total Runners: 29
Key Moments:
* Lindsey Hartle (Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth) led the way for the Lions, finishing in ninth with a time of 26:20.4
* Crossing the finish line with times of 26:41.9 and 27.00.4 in 14th and 15th place were Baylee Dernar (Wattsburg, PA/Seneca) and Bethany Litwiler (Reynolds, PA/Reynolds)
* Freshmen Alivia Hetrick (Waterford, PA/Waterford) (27:58.7) and Sam Abate (North East, PA/North East) (228.11.5) registered 18th and 19th place finishes
* Other Lions that competed at home on Friday were Ivy Laffan (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf), Abby Major (Erie, PA/McDowell), and Lynzey Reinsel (North East, PA/North East)
* Clarion was victorious with a team score of 37, followed by Mercyhurst (44), Fairmont St. (65), and Behrend
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.