Men's Cross Country Places 4th at Bud Smitley Invite
Penn State Schuylkill Men’s Cross Country competed in the 5th Annual Bud Smitley Invite at Penn State Harrisburg on Saturday. Matthew O and Ashton Owens placed in the top 10 for the event.
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Penn State Schuylkill Men's Cross Country competed in the 5th Annual Bud Smitley Invite at Penn State Harrisburg on Saturday. Matthew O (Schuylkill Haven, PA / Nativity BVM) and Ashton Owens (Pine Grove, PA / Pine Grove) placed in the top 10 for the event.
O led the pack for Schuylkill, placing 5th place overall for the event. O completed the 5k course with a time of 17:44.2 seconds, maintaining an average mile pace of 5:43.3 seconds.
Owens also made a significant impact by securing a spot in the top 10 finishers. Ashton completed the 5k race with a time of 18:26.1 seconds, maintaining an average mile pace of 5:56.9 seconds.
Schuylkill continued to impress with two more runners breaking into the top 15. Samuel Davenport (Lebanon, PA / Lebanon) completed the course in 19:18.3 seconds, while Aramis Rosario-Gonzalez (Glenelg Country / Columbia, MD) finished closely behind with a time of 19:29.0 seconds.
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Avg. Mile |
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5th |
17:44.2 |
05:43.3 |
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10th |
18:26.1 |
05:56.9 |
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13th |
19:18.3 |
06:13.7 |
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14th |
19:29.0 |
06.17.1 |
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28th |
24:49.4 |
08.00.5 |
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29th |
30.13.8 |
09.45.1 |
Men's Cross Country will compete in the Penn State Abington Invitational this Saturday, September 30th hosted by Penn State Abington.