University Park, Pa.- The Saint Francis cross country, despite tumultuous weather, ran well against solid competition to finish 17th in the men's race and 20th in the women's race at the NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Regionals.
Men's Overview
In the last three years SFU have scored 429, 424, and now 439 points at the regional championship. Prior to that, the last time we scored fewer points was thirteen years ago (2005).
Junior
Griffin Molino (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport), running in his first Red Flash regional race, finished 53rd (32:38) to lead all Saint Francis runners. Only ten SFU men have ever placed higher at the regional championship than his 53
rd place finish this year.
Sophomore
Ian Gabig (Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill) improved on his 107th finish from last year's regional to place 86th (33:08). Gabig became the 29
th SFU man ever to crack the top-100 at the regional championship. He moved up 21 spots from his finish at last year's regional meet.
Freshman
Brenden Miller (Millersburg, Pa./Upper Dauphin) stayed close to Gabig to finish two seconds behind his teammate's time at 90th (33:10). This was the first time since 2016 that the Red Flash men had three runners in the top 100.
Bryce England (Williamsburg, Pa./Williamsburg, Pa.) (25th),
Gordon Phipps III (Oil City, Pa./Oil City) (90th) and
Keenan Walker (Reidsville, Pa./Mifflin County) (99th) turned the hat trick that year. Miller became the 30
th SFU man ever to crack the top-100 at the regional championship. Only four SFU freshmen have ever placed higher at the regional meet (Sheehan 38; Doyle 77; England 81; and Murray 88).
Senior
Jeremie Venne (Ottawa, Ontario/Franco-Cite) finished 110th (33:47).
Sophomore
Colin Kelly (Scranton, Pa./West Scranton) rounded out the Red Flash scorers at 117th (34:00). Today was Kelly's regional debut.
Brian Hackman (Warriors Park, Pa./Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy) (141
st) and
Zack White (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny) (146
th) displaced for Saint Francis.
Women's Overview
549 points was the lowest score in twelve years (since 2006).
The women's team improved from last year's 21th place to 20th on the strength of several impressive runs.
Senior
Hannah Dorian (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop) finished 70th (22:41) up 28 spots from last year. Her 70th place finish was the highest by a SFU runner at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional since Kylie Jackson finished 51st in 2013. Dorian became just the tenth SFU woman to crack the top-70 at the regional championship. She surpassed her previous best of 85
th place from her freshman year. After that, she finished 106
th and 98
th.
Junior
Catie Jaskowak (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) gave the Red Flash two runners in the top 100 with her 96th placement (23:03). It was the second straight year that the Red Flash had two top 100 runners at regionals.
Morgan Kiebler (Export, Pa./Kiski Area) (80th) and
Hannah Dorian (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop) (98th) earned the honors. Jaskowak had a huge race, becoming the 21
st SFU woman to crack the top-100 at the regional championship. Her previous finishes were 160
th and 148
th. On this day, she moved up 37 spots over the second half of the race.
Sophomore
Hannah Jones (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) placed 112th (23:16) a huge 31 slots up from last year. She moved up 22 spots over the second half of the race this year.
Sophomore
Madison Wright (Eaton, Ohio/Twin Valley South) finished 134th (23:37) to improve 32 spots on her 2017 regional finish.
Hannah Weber (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) rounded out the Red Flash scorers at 139th place (23:49).
With a time of 23:50,
Shannon Cody (Exton, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) was only 1 second away from a personal best time. Which was pretty impressive, given the course conditions. She moved up 20 spots in the field over the second half of the race to finish 142rd.
Kayla Brennan (DuBois, Pa./DuBois Area) competed in the regional championship for the first time, finishing 183
rd.
Up Next
The Red Flash are back in action at the ECAC & IC4A Championships on November 17th.
