NEWVILLE, PA – The Susquehanna University men's cross country team took 3rd Saturday morning at Dickinson College's Long-Short Invitational 4K race, held on the rolling hills of Big Spring High School. The River Hawks faced a deep field featuring Landmark rivals and strong regional competition, using the race as a mid-season benchmark.
Sophomore
Derick Blair led the pack, running a 12:18.4, taking 8th overall and breaking the record for the fastest 4K in Susquehanna history. Not far behind Blair were
Evander Lackman (Jr.) and
Thomas McGann (So.), running a 12:37.7 for Lackman and a 13:04.2 for McGann. These times place them both in Susquehanna's top 10 performances, with Lackman moving into 3rd all-time and McGann at 9th. Susquehanna tallied the third-lowest team total with 32 points.
Susquehanna Finishers
- 8. Derick Blair, 12:18.4 – Took 8th place overall, running the fastest 4K in Susquehanna history
- 15. Evander Lackman, 12:37.7 – (persona best) 3rd all time
- 22. Thomas McGann, 13:04.5 – 9th all time
- 28. Hunter Valentino, 13:25.8
- 36. Brady Ryder, 13:40.3
- 37. Andrew Hilke, 13:40.3
- 48. Owen Trump, 14:01.9
- 60. Joshua Malone, 14:34.6
- 71. Sam Borge, 15:02.9
- 74. Brady Kearns, 15:19.1
Up Next for the River Hawks
- Susquehanna returns to action this upcoming Friday, October 3rd, heading to Lehigh University's Paul Short meet for another key tune-up.
