BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Senior
Gwen Massey (Thorofare, N.J./West Deptford) captured 14th place as the men's and women's cross country teams competed at the NCAA Division III Regionals to wrap up their seasons, Saturday. The women captured 12th place for the best team finish since 1999.
Men's Team Results
Women's Team Results
The women's squad finished with 360 points, which is 100 points better than last year when it posted 460 points at the regional meet.
Allegheny captured first for the men with 59 points while John Hopkins finished first for the women with 109 points.
Massey was the highest finisher for the Bobcats when she crossed the line in 14th place with a time of 22:31.9. Sophomore
Anne Patron (Baltimore, Md./Dulaney) placed 22nd with a time of 22:45.6. Last season, Massey finished 127th (25:32) while Patron placed 43rd (23:57).
Freshman
Lydia Valenta (Frostburg, Md. / Homeschool) captured 88th (24:13.1) while senior
Christina Aumand (Chesapeake Beach, Md./Huntingtown) finished 108th with a time of 24:37.2.
Rounding out the top six for the Bobcat women were junior
Jessica O'Neil (Mechanicsville, Md./Chopticon) and freshman
Christyna McCormick (Ellicot City, Md./Marriotts Ridge). O'Neil placed 128th (24:51.0) and McCormick captured 253rd with a time of 28:21.8.
Leading the Bobcat men's squad to its 38th place finish was sophomore
Gavin Caupp (Frostburg, Md./Mt. Ridge), who captured 180th with a time of 28:44.4.
Sophomore
Jesse Henderson (Taneytown, Md. / Francis Scott Key) finished 186th (28:50.0) while junior
Kevin Wright (Silver Spring, Md./Oakton) crossed the line in 208th place with a time of 29:19.7.
Finishing in 233rd place for FSU was sophomore
Nick Weddle (Baltimore, Md./Northeast) with a time of 29:55.3. Senior
Dustin Eagle (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity) and sophomores
Calvin Shriver (Westminster, Md./Francis Scott Key) and
Max Maier (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg Area Senior) rounded out the runners for the Frostburg State men's squad. Eagle finished 255th (30:39.7) while Shriver and Mair placed 261st (31:01.9) and 268th (32:01.8) respectively.