Four Men's Cross Country Runners Set Personal Records
Mathew O, Ashton Owens, Aramis Rosario Gonzalez, and Steven Cope all set personal records at the 2023 Aubrey Shenk Invite at Gettysburg College.
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Mathew O (Schuylkill Haven, PA / Nativity BVM) Ashton Owens (Pine Grove, PA / Pine Grove), Aramis Rosario Gonzalez (Glenelg Country / Columbia, MD), and Steven Cope (Frackville, PA / North Schuylkill) all set personal records at the Aubrey Shenk Invite at Gettysburg College.
In a competitive field of 267 runners, O completed the 8k course with an average mile of 5:54.3, total time of 29.21.3. Rounding out the top 200 runners for the event was Owens who completed the course at the 29:48.9 mark with an average mile of 5:59.9.
Rosario Gonzalez set his personal record at 32:37.6 with an average mile of 6:33.8, while Cope set his record at 40.51.6 with an average mile of 8:13.1. Also contributing for Schuylkill was Samuel Davenport (Lebanon, PA / Lebanon) who completed the 8k with a total time of 35:28.3.
Men's Cross Country will compete in the Last Chance Run Fast Invitational hosted by Lebanon Valley College on Friday, October 20th.