INDIANA, Pa. – Placing five runners in the top-15 spells great things for any cross country team. For the #7 Lock Haven University men’s squad it meant its second-straight NCAA East Region title. The women’s harriers placed 13^th out of the competitive 25-team field.

Chris Cowan (Horseheads, N.Y./Thomas A. Edison) (31:46) and Ryan Blood (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro) (32:02) finished second and third overall. The two have been battling amongst themselves all year long, and today would be no different. Junior Billy Buckenmeyer (Alexander, N.Y./Alexander Central) rounds out the top three at sixth in 32:32.

Senior Sarah Robertson (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg Area) made the most out of her final race, finishing 44^th in 23:27, a 59-place jump for Robertson from a year ago. Rounding out the top three for the Lady Eagles were April Salinas (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) at 67^th (24:13) and Kat Davey (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) at 74^th (24:30).

The men’s team will be back on the course at the NCAA Division II National Championships at Southern Illinois University Saturday, Nov. 20.

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