ANNVILLE, PA - The Penn State Berks Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams competed in Annville, Pa. where they participated in the Dutchmen Invitational and United East Preview on Saturday, September 5. The meets saw competition from Division III as well as United East teams, with the women's team placing 12th of 14 teams while being 3rd of 4 teams in the United East Preview. The men's team earned first place out of 5 teams for the United East Preview while being fourth of 15 for the Dutchmen Invitational.
In the women's race, Madelyn Holbrook was the top runner for the Nittany Lions as she ran a 23:04.1 on the day to earn a 74th finish overall and earn 5 points in the United East Preview. Brianna Strittmatter took 79th and secured eight points with a 23:19.2 time. Emma Petersheim and Heather Hoffman took 93rd and 103rd as they ran 24:59.9 and 25:52.0 times respectively, garnering 12 and 15 points on the day. Abby Pfander closed out Berks day with a 36:11.4 finish to place 137th and take 21 points for the Nittany Lions.
On the men's side, Trent Jordan led the squad with a 21st place finish and earned two points as he ran a 27:48.0 on the day. Adrian Maldonado followed behind, earning 32nd and four points with a 28:32.4 time. Samuel Branford and Cristian Corona-Olivares placed 37th and 41st with times of 28:56.1 and 31:07.8 respectively as both runners earned seven and nine points. Matteo Antonucci rounded out the top-five runners for Berks as he ran 31:07.8 and took 87th for 21 points. Mark Shiroshita took 119th with a 32:49.5 time, William Johnston-McCormack ran 34:48.5 for 138th, and Alexander Phillips finished with a 36:09.7 time to earn 144th. Matthew Shellenberger and Charles Bomberger rounded out the Nittany Lions runners as they ran a 46:26.0 and 49:05.7 to earn 170th and 172nd respectively.
WHO'S NEXT
The Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams will travel up to Dallas, Pa. as Berks will compete in the Cougar Classic on Saturday, September 12.
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