Cross Country With Impressive Showing at Bethany
The men's and women's cross country teams took a trip down to Bethany College in West Virginia to take part in the Bethany Invitational on Saturday. Westmoreland was the only Junior College to take part in this event, that was loaded with NCAA division II schools.
The course contained plenty of hills, but that did not stop the Wolfpack from logging some very good times early in the season. Westmoreland ran three members of his women's team in this event, Larissa Vozar, Brynne Davis, and Ryleigh Kelley. For all three freshmen this was their first ever 6K, and all three finished exceptionally well in the NCAA division II heavy field. Vozar was the first to finish for the Wolfpack what's the time of 30:14. Followed shortly behind by Davis who finished in 30:56. Kelley, running in her first event of the season, log a very respectable time of 33:50.
Sophomore Dante Frescura was the first member of the Wolfpack men's team to cross the line, finishing in 38th place with the time of 28:49. Freshmen Frank Benko (30:19) and Joe Barrick (31:21), running in their first 8K, came in next finishing in 59th and 64th places. Rounding out the top seven for the Wolfpack for Micah Conroy (71st 32:13), Peyton Hause (77th 32:35), Jared Bowman (78th 32:40), and Robbie Halinka (82nd 33:15). Also, running well for the Wolfpack was freshman Andy Petrazzi, Deklyn Simms, and Jonathon Kiggins finishing with times of 34:26, 39:21, and 45:54.
The Wolfpack now get a weekend off before traveling to Penn State Fayette for the Roaring Lions Invitational on Saturday, September 24.