Oct. 1, 2004
at Gulden Invitational - Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pa.

Blood, Cowan Finish 1-2 as #6 Men's Cross Country Takes Third
Women’s finishes 11th at Gulden Invite 

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The No. 6 Lock Haven University men’s cross country team made noise on a national stage again today, taking the top two individual finishes to earn a third-place spot in the team rankings. The women, missing their top runner to an illness, finished 11th.  

Sophomore Ryan Blood (Summerdale/East Pennsboro) took individual top honors at 25:13. Chris Cowen a(Horseheads, N.Y./Thomas A. Edison) finished close behind at 25:20. The next Haven finisher was Paul Hallman (Langhorne/Neshaminy), crossing the line in eighth with a time of 24:49. 

In the women’s 6K race, the Lady Eagles scored 296 points, placing them 11th, ahead of Mount St. Mary’s College. April Salinas (Mill Hall/Central Mountain) paced the Lady Eagles, finishing 50th in 24:51. Rounding out the top three for LHU were junior Sarah Robertson (Mechanicsburg/Mechanicsburg), in 68th place with a time of 25:25 and Leigh Ann Miller (St. Thomas/James Buchanan) at 26:27 good for 93rd place.             

The Lock Haven men and women will be back on course this Friday, Oct. 1 at the National Invitational hosted by Penn State University.

 

Men's Results – 8K Women's Results – 6K
Individual Men's Winner: Individual Women's Winner:

Ryan Blood (Lock Haven) 25:13

Mindy Sawtelle (IUP) 22:19
   
Individual Men's LHU Results: Individual Women's LHU Results:

1. Ryan Blood (So.) -- 25:13
2. Chris Cowan (Sr.) – 25:20
8. Paul Hallman (Sr.) – 25:21
17. Billy Buckenmeyer (Jr.) – 26:03
30. Sean Moore (Fr.) 26:26
35. Greg Davis (Fr.) – 26:38
42. Chris Robson (So.) – 27:54
60. Jeff Skwierz (Sr.) -- 27:12
62. Cory Spidell (Fr.) – 27:17
66. Aaron Benson (So.) -- 27:24
68. Zach Deitz (Fr.) -- 27:26
80. Ryan Davis (Jr.) – 27:45
121. Preston Jaquish (Fr.) -- 30:41

50. April Salinas (Fr.) – 24:51
68. Sarah Robertson (Jr.)  - 25:25
93. Leigh Miller (So.) – 26:27
96. Ashley Arnold (Fr.) – 26:31 
101. Melissa Weaver (Fr.) – 26:59
104. Shelly Coupland (Fr.) -- 27:15
109. Janet Yohe (Jr.) -- 27:33
120. Sarah Rewt (Fr.) -- 29:25
123. Ashley Presita (Fr.) 30:02

   
   

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