HUGHESVILLE, Md. - The Penn St. Berks Men's & Women's Cross Country Teams had an outstanding showing at the United East Championship Meet on Saturday, Nov. 2. Standing out among the highlights was Trent Jordan who finished fourth in the meet, earning United East Rookie of the Year honors.

The meet was kicked off by the women's race and Penn St. Berks was led by Naomi Fay who ran toward the front of the pack throughout the race. She crossed the finish line in 15^th place with a time of 27:06.6 earning Second Team All-Conference honors for her efforts. Heather Hoffman had strong performance, finishing just outside the top 33 with a time of 31:33.2. As a team, the women's team finished with a score of 249, taking 10^th of 13 teams.

St. Mary's College (Md.) captured the women's cross country team championship, finishing with a team score of 30. Cairn University's Clarisse Hayden won the individual championship, posting a time of 24:04.5.

The men's race then took center stage, and Berks' Jordan was at the front of the pack from the start. He finished fourth overall in the meet with a time of 27:58.0, earning First Team All-Conference Honors. Also, Jordan was the top first-year finisher in the meet, securing him Rookie of the Year honors. Nathaniel Leano had a great performance, finishing 13^th overall in a time of 29:31.1 earning Second Team All-Conference honors. Joining him on the Second Team was Ben Carman, who finished 19^th overall with a time of 30:11.9. Simon Rickert earned Third Team All-Conference honors, placing 24^th overall with a time of 30:52.3. As a team, Berks finished 3^rd of 11 teams, the highest team finish in school history.

Penn College won the men's cross country team championship with a score of 49. Lancaster Bible College's Mitchell Gray earned the individual championship, posting a time of 26:04.1.

Women's 6K Results
Naomi Fay- 27:06.6 (15^th Overall) -Second Team All-Conference
Heather Hoffman- 31:33.2 (42^nd Overall)
Megan Kroninger- 35:54.1 (63^rd Overall)
Natalya Rivera- 38:02.5 (71^st Overall)
Alishbah Ahmed- 41:46.5 (79^th Overall) 

Men's 8K Results
Trent Jordan- 27:58.0 (4^th Overall)- First Team All-Conference, Rookie of the Year
Nathaniel Leano- 29:31.1 (13^th Overall)- Second Team All-Conference
Ben Carman- 30:11.9 (19^th Overall)- Second Team All-Conference
Simon Rickert- 30:52.3 (24^th Overall)- Third Team All-Conference
Cristian Corona- 32:37.8 (43^rd Overall)
Mark Shiroshita- 35:33.8 (64^th Overall)
Amir Nutter-Smith- 36:50.8 (70^th Overall)
Daniyal Kamran- 41:15.8 (85^th Overall)

WHO'S NEXT 
The Lions will look to continue to build on their successes this season when they take part in the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship at Lock Haven University on Saturday, Nov. 16.  

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