LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The prospect of having to contend with an immense field on Saturday at the Lock Haven Invite did not seem to hinder the Red and White as Dickinson took third-place in the 34-team field that had institutions from all three divisions represented.
Teddy Mercer was the first Dickinson runner to complete the Crimson 8k race taking 26th with a time of 25:21.3.
Michael Loalbo and
Alexander Kane crossed the line within two spots of each other finishing in 32nd (25:30.2) and 34th (25:34.4) respectively.
Matthew Dietrick was not too far off their pace landing in 37th at 25:38.4. The next Devil runner crossed in 43rd as
Brock Overlander posted a time of 25:47.6, while
Romario Cruz also finished inside the Top-50 hitting the stripe in 25:50.1 for 47th. Nolan Meinke (26:24.9),
William Tripp (26:27.2), and
James Marks (26:30.2) also competed in the 290-runner event.
Cornell took the team title with 20 points, followed by Wayne State (48), Dickinson (137), Messiah (139), and Slippery Rock (160) in the Top-5. Cornell's Perry Mackinnon won the individual crown with a time of 24:15.1.
The Red and White had enough athletes to put another complete team together in the White 6k race taking fourth-place honors in that 14 school lineup.
Charlie Miske earned a Top-10 spot with a sixth-place result thanks to a time of 26:42.5.
Benjamin Moseman finished inside the Top-20 hitting the line in 27:40.1 for 17th.
Matthew Gareau and
Ethan Katz posted marks of 27:54.5 (26th) and 28:09.6 (33rd) respectively.
Trevor Richwine (36th - 28:16.0),
Chris Lozano (40th - 28:24.5),
James Masterson (55th - 28:48.6),
Max Collins (57th - 28:52.1), and
Evan Feldman (60th - 29:02.9) all landed inside the Top-60.
Coltin Albitz (29:47.9) and
Matthew Foote (31:36.9) also ran in the race.
The Top-5 in the White race featured Wayne State (15), Washington & Jefferson (87), Lock Haven (105), Dickinson (105), and St. Vincent (126).
Full Results
Next on the Course
Dickinson returns to action next Saturday, October 1st at the SUNY Geneseo Invite in New York.
