LANCASTER, Pa. - The United East held its 2021 Men’s Cross Country Championship Saturday morning on the campus of Lancaster Bible College. The 8-kilometer course was a bit soggy for the runners as eight member institutions took their marks.
See the results HERE: RESULTS
St. Mary’s College of Maryland claimed the team title as they finished with an average time of 29:15.20. THey were followed closely by Penn State Harrisburg (avg. 30:15.74) and SUNY Morrisville (30:38.20). Rounding out the pack was host Lancaster Bible in fourth, Penn State Berks in fifth, Penn College in sixth and Gallaudet in seventh.
Individually it was Morrisville’s Peyton Jones who crossed the finish line first as his time of 27:40.50 earned him Runner of the Year honors. Just over 12 seconds behind him was St. Mary’s College’s Logan Musumeci, who took home Rookie of the Year honors with a time of 27:52.40. Harrisburg’s Jordan Payne rounded out the top three as he clocked a 28:07.40.
Penn State Berks’ top runner was Patrick O’Donnell, who took sixth overall. Alec Rees of Penn College was the top Wildcat finisher, earning 17th with a time of 30:41.60. Penn State Abington’s top finisher was Jacob Landry (30th place / 32:13.90) while Gallaudet University’s was Jack Kalil (47th place / 36:32.00).
At the race's conclusion, Reava Potter of St. Mary’s College was crowned the Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year.
AWARD WINNERS
Runner of the Year - Peyton Jones (SUNY Morrisville)
Rookie of the Year - Logan Musumeci (St. Mary’s College of Maryland)
Coach of the Year - Reava Potter (St. Mary’s College of Maryland)
First Team All Conference
| Peyton Jones |
SUNY Morrisville |
27:40.50 |
| Logan Musumeci |
St. Mary's College (Md.) |
27:52.90 |
| Jordan Payne |
Penn State Harrisburg |
28:07.40 |
| Michael Wade |
St. Mary's College (Md.) |
28:51.20 |
| Tyler Wilson |
St. Mary's College (Md.) |
29:14.00 |
| Patrick O'Donnell |
Penn State Berks |
29:27.70 |
| William Christophel |
St. Mary's College (Md.) |
29:42.60 |
Second Team All-Conference
| James Farmer-Valente |
SUNY Morrisville |
29:48.30 |
| Paolo Aranoff |
Penn State Harrisburg |
29:52.40 |
| Logan Cook |
Penn State Harrisburg |
30:04.10 |
| Josiah McClymont |
Lancaster Bible |
30:04.40 |
| Adam Horning |
Lancaster Bible |
30:06.80 |
| John Kiernan |
Penn State Berks |
30:21.30 |
| Daneil Lefko |
Lancaster Bible |
30:25.10 |
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The United East has nine NCAA Division III member institutions which include: Gallaudet University, Lancaster Bible College, Morrisville State, Penn College, Penn State Abington, Penn State Berks, Penn State Harrisburg, St. Mary's College of Maryland and Wells College. The United East also includes three associate members in the sport of men’s golf including Rosemont College, Rutgers University – Camden and Wilson College. The United East has also partnered with the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference in the sports of men's and women's lacrosse and the North Atlantic Conference in men's tennis and women's tennis. For more information, please visit: gounitedeast.com.