GETTYSBURG, PA - The Penn State Berks men's and women's cross country team competed at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational on Saturday, October 17. The men's team took 23rd out of 44 teams while the women's squad placed 40th of 46 squads on the day.   

In the men's race, Samuel Branford and Adrian Maldonado both had top-10 school performances on the day. Branford finished with a 26:53.8 time, placing him fifth all-time in Berks history. Maldonado ran a 26:55.5 time, earning seventh in school history for his finish. Trent Jordan (27:26.1), Cristian Corona-Olivares (27:39.6), and Matteo Antonucci (27:39.6) were the top-five runners for Berks, with Antonucci hitting a PR on the day. William Johnston-McCormack (31:31.2), Alex Gonzalez (31:53.1), Mark Shiroshita (30:50.1), Alexander Phillips (35:42.1), and Matthew Shellenberger (50:19.4) rounded out the Berks runners 

In the women's race, Madelyn Holbrook led the Nittany Lions with a 25:30.1 time on the day, with Brianna Strittmatter following behind as she clocked a 26:16.4 during the race. Heather Hoffman was the third runner for Berks, earning a 28:27.9 time. Emma Petersheim (36:13.3) and Abigail Pfander (41:59.8) rounded out the Nittany Lions runners on the day. 

UP NEXT 

Up next, the Nittany Lions will have one more race before conference championships as Berks heads to Lebanon Valley to compete in the Last Chance Run Fast Invitational on Friday, October 23. 

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