Ashland University's men's cross country team is soaring this fall, and that continued on Saturday (Sept. 27) morning at the Lock Haven Invitational.
The Eagle men's team, ranked No. 8 in the Midwest Region by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) this past week – and ranked regionally for the first time in nine years – backed up that ranking on Saturday. In the men's "Crimson" 8K race, Ashland finished in third place in the 22-team field, ending with 80 team points. Charleston was first (71 points), and Walsh second (79).
Senior
Nate Slater took fourth place in a PR time of 24:25, and sophomore
Wes Taylor was right behind in fifth with a PR time of 24:28.5. Ashland had three finishers in the top eight, as senior
Braeden Geist crossed eighth in his PR showing of 24:37.6.
Fifth-year
Colton Pinkerton (29
th, 25:28) and senior
Michael Snopik (35
th, 25:35, PR) rounded out the AU men's scorers.
On the women's side, the "Crimson" 6K race ended with Ashland in sixth among the 21 teams with 160 team points. Walsh was first with 28 points, followed by Davis & Elkins (66) and Slippery Rock (117).
Junior
Molly Coleman led the way with 21
st-place effort of a PR of 22:24.1, while graduate
Emilie Lemon was 27
th in 22:37.7.
Rounding out the Eagle women's scorers were freshman
Ava Parrett (37
th, 22:51.9), junior
Amandine Binet (39
th, 22:56.9, PR) and junior
Lauren Bero (44
th, 23:02.9, PR).
NEXT UP
The end of the 2025 regular season, on Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational.
