Results
CARLISLE, Pa. – Senior
Dylan McKeever (Furlong, Pa./Central Bucks East) placed fourth in a field of 43 to lead the Gettysburg College men's cross country team to a split at the Little Three Meet Friday at Dickinson College.
Final Team Results
| Gettysburg def. F&M |
24-32 |
| Dickinson def. Gettysburg |
20-37 |
| Dickinson def. F&M |
20-35 |
Top Performers
Dylan McKeever '21 – 4th (16:06)
Connor Elliott '23 (Media, Pa./Salesianum) – 6th (16:11)
The Finish Line
- McKeever covered the 5,000-meter course in 16:06 to finish in fourth, while Elliott was close behind in sixth with a time of 16:11. It was Elliott's first top 10 mark in a collegiate race for the Bullets.
- Senior Luke Matzke (Collegeville, Pa./Malvern Prep) was Gettysburg's third finisher, placing seventh in 16:19. This also marked the first time Matzke collected a top 10 collegiate finish. The team scoring was rounded out by seniors Will Hopkins (Raleigh, N.C./Needham B. Broughton) and Charles Norelli (Allentown, Pa./Emmaus), who were timed at 16:34 and 16:53 to claim 11th and 19th, respectively.
- Finishing as displacers were seniors Jack Kenyon (Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields) and Owen Crosby (Wilmington, Del./Newark Charter), who came in 21st (17:05) and 28th (17:42).
- Dickinson claimed the top-three spots, led by race winner Christopher Scharf (15:52).
Little Three History
- Gettysburg hosted the first-ever Little Three Meet, which includes Dickinson College and Franklin & Marshall College, in 1966.
- Bob Meares captured the first ever individual title in 1966 and then Tom Ratliffe notched back-to-back wins in 1967 and 1968. In total, the Bullets have captured the individual title 14 times.
- As a team, the Bullets won the first Little Three Meet back in 1966 and have won 14 total.
Coming Up
Gettysburg returns to Carlisle on Sept. 25 when it competes in the Long Short Invite, hosted by Dickinson, at 10:30 a.m.
