>> The Saint Francis men and women cross country teams competed at the Father Bede Invitational Friday at B&D Acres Farm.
>> The men finished third out of eight teams with 96 points in the meet, trailing Duquesne (43) and Central Connecticut State (17).
>> The women placed third out of nine teams with 88 points. Duquesne took first with 28 points and Central Connecticut State followed with 60 points.
Senior
Quinn McElhenny (Hastings, Pa./ Cambria Heights) paced the women finishing ninth with a time of 19:38.2. Senior
Monica Gregg (Henrietta, N.Y./ Rush-Henrietta) followed McElhenny, crossing the finish line 16th with a time of 20:13.8.
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Sophomore
Tesslyn Helms (Pittsburgh, Pa./ Oakland Catholic) posted a time of 20:20.7 finishing 19th. Junior
Claire Oliver (Sandy Lake, Pa./ Lakeview) crossed the finish line with a time of 20:39.0, placing 25th. Rounding out the Red Flash women top-five runners, Senior
Adiya Golden (Wilkes Barre, Pa./ Scranton Prep) finished 31st with a time of 20:53.3.
FLASH MEN NUGGETS
Sophomore
Shane Curran (Philadelphia, Pa./ Father Judge) paced the men finishing 16th with a time of 20:23.2. Just behind Curran, sophomore
Daniel Kelly (Spring Mills, Pa./ Penns Valley) finished 17th with a time of 20:26.5.
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Sophomore
John Flynn Jr. (Ashland, Pa./ North Schuylkill) crossed the finish line 22nd with a time of 20:46.9. Freshman
Thomas Presnar (New Castle, Pa./ Shenango) posted a time of 21:00.2 in his collegiate debut, placing 25th. Senior
Matthew Berzonsky (Indiana, Pa./ Indiana) placed 27th with a time of 21:11.5 rounding at the men top-five.
UP NEXT
The Red Flash will compete at the Saint Vincent College Invitational in Latrobe, Pennsylvania Friday, September 9. The women's race is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. and the men's race is set for 6:30 p.m.
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