Shippensburg University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams attended the Dickinson Long/Short invitational on Saturday at Big Spring High School.
The men’s cross country team won with six points at the short invitational. The team had a 1-2-3 finish with a perfect score.
Redshirt sophomore Tommy Crum Jr. finished in first place with a time of 11:46.6, senior Garrett Quinan finished in second place just 0.9 seconds behind and senior Ryan Wolfe finished in third place at 11:51.3
Four runners finished consecutively in 11th through 14th place: junior Ben Devine, junior Brennan Wellock, graduate Brayden Boyd and freshman Daniel Naylor, respectively.
Redshirt sophomore Kyle Baker was two spots behind Naylor, while sophomore Owen Shrader and junior Jackson Gutekunst placed in the Top 20.
Freshmen Ben Hummel and Davey Johnson completed the men’s lineup in 21st and 25th place.
All 12 runners finished in the Top 25.
The women’s cross country team had a third place finish in the short invitational.
Five runners finished in the Top 20 and eight runners finished in the Top 30.
Freshman Mya Trotty was Shippensburg’s No. 1 runner, coming in 12th place overall with a time of 15:13.6.
Sophomore Victoria Bartholomew finished in 15th place overall. She gained approximately 13 spots over the final 2,500 meters.
Senior Livi Rieck finished in 17th place. Sophomore Kira Logiovine, freshman Anna Schaeffer and sophomore Caleigh Vincent finished consecutively from 19th to 21st place. Sophomore Brooke Miller placed two spots behind Vincent in 23rd place.
SU’s men’s and women’s team will compete in the Paul Short Run at Lehigh on Friday.
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