Houghton Finishes in Top Half at Behrend Invitational
The Houghton College men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Erie, Pa., Saturday for the Behrend Invitational, hosted by PSU Behrend. The women finished 5th out of 12 teams and the men finished 4th out of 10 teams. The host school won both races, which were held in rainy, sloppy conditions.
The women's race covered 5000 meters and the men's race covered 8000 meters.
"Our packs didn't go exactly as planned, partly due to the weather and course conditions. I think we ran pretty tough, but had just one or two things not work out quite as I had hoped on the women's side," said Head Coach Patrick Hager. "Overall, though, a top-half finish for both teams is solid."
Houghton Women Top 5 Runners
Ella Hotchkiss 14th 21:41.7
Rachel Hummel 16th 21:55.7
Hannah Harrison 28th 22:17.9
Gwen Stokes 30th 22:31.0
Emily Blosdale 40th 23:19.0
Houghton Men's Top 5 Runners
Matthew Gostomski 11th 29:07.7
Tyler Deuschle 15th 29:33.0
Daniel Burdo 27th 30:33.0
Cory McCarty 29th 30:28.1
Isaac Burmingham 34th 30:52.1
The teams return to action at the Geneseo Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 1.