DALLAS, PA - The Penn State Berks Men's And Women's Cross Country Team headed up to Dallas, Pennsylvania to compete in the Cougar Classic, hosted by Misericordia University. The men's team took second on the team while the women's team was placed fourth.

In the men's race, the Nittany Lions had four runners get consecutive finishes, all in the top-15, as Trent Jordan (28:38.5), Adrian Maldonado (28:45.6), Samuel Branford (29:01.2), and Cristian Corona-Olivares (29:19.7) took eighth to 11th on the day. Matteo Antonucci was the fifth runner for the team, taking 18th as he ran a personal best 31:02.6 on a hilly course. Mark Shiroshita placed 25th as he ran a 33:27.2 while William Johnston-McCormack took 31st with a 35:32.4 finish. Alex Gonzazlez and Alexander Phillips went back-to-back at 33rd and 34th as they ran 36:15.8 and 36:57.2 respectively. Matthew Shellenberger rounded out the Nittany Lions runners with a 38th finish, running 53:48.2 on the day. 

In the women's race, three of the five Berks runners began their first collegiate 6k with freshman Madelyn Holbrook being the top runner for the Nittany Lions as she took 20th with a 28:37.8 finish. Brianna Strittmatter followed behind, earning 21st as she clocked a 28:39.2 finish on the day. Heather Hoffman went 29th as she ran a 32:49.4 while freshman Emma Petersheim earned a 35:56.2 finish, taking 34th. Olivia Zynn, who made her collegiate racing debut today, took 40th on the event as she rounded out the Berks runners with her 41:03.9 time. 

WHO'S NEXT 

The Cross Country Team will go to Abington, Pa. as they compete in Abington Invitational on Saturday, September 19. 

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