KUTZTOWN, Pa. – On the strength of Ryan Blood’s (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro) performance, the No. 8 Lock Haven University men’s cross country team took their second-straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship (PSAC) today. The women’s team finished 11^th off 13 teams.

Blood took the individual title, finishing in 25:36, topping teammate Chris Cowan (Horseheads, N.Y./Thomas A. Edison) by 10 seconds. The Haven placed six runners on the All-PSAC Team, honors given to the top 15 finishers.

Junior Billy Buckenmeyer (Alexander, N.Y./Alexander Central) finished seventh at 26:08, followed by Joe Wiegner (Ivyland, Pa./Council Rock) in eighth (26:12) and top freshman Greg Davis (Catawissa, Pa./Southern Columbia) ninth (26:13). Rounding out the six for the Bald Eagles was freshman Shawn Moore (Elverson, Pa./Twin Valley) in 14^th at 26:33.

Top finishers for the Lady Eagles were junior Sarah Robertson (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg Area) in 46^th at 25:42, April Salinas (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) in 52^nd (25:54) and Kat Davey (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) in 69^th at 26:36.

The men’s squad will compete in the NCAA Division II East Region Championships at Indiana University (Pa.) Saturday, Nov. 6.

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