LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - - Facing a deep field of nationally and regionally ranked opponents, the Wilmington University cross country teams traveled to Lock Haven to compete in the LHU Invite on Saturday morning.

The men's field consisted of 35 programs on the starting blocks while the women's 6K race saw 37 programs lined up on the starting blocks. The men's team finished in 15^th with 424 points while the women finished 35^th overall with 949 points.

The men's 8K race was headlined by a pair of nationally ranked teams, as No. 15 Charleston won the event with 60 points. Nationally Ranked No. 29 Walsh was right behind in second place with 66 points. Slippery Rock was third overall with 95 points, just ahead of Davis & Elkins with 96 points. Charleston's George Couttie beat the field of 264 runners by six seconds with a time of 23:40.1.

Trent Taylor led the Wildcats on Saturday by coming in 51^st overall and setting a new personal record. He ran the 8K course in 25:28.0 for 49 points, beating his collegiate best from the LHU Invite last season. Dan Wyshinski finished 69^th overall for 66 points, crossing the line in 25:40.3. Vaughn Lackman was the third Wildcat to cross with a time of 25:47.8, setting a new collegiate personal record as well, while finishing in 76^th overall for a total of 72 points.

Joel Oquendo improved upon his collegiate best for the second week in a row, being the fourth Wildcat to score with a time of 26:38.2 while placing 125^th overall for 117 points. Carter Sparwasser was the final scorer for the Wildcats on Saturday, setting another PR with a time of 26:39.4 to come in 128^th overall for 120 points.

Zach Souders was the sixth Wildcat to finish, placing 183^rd overall while setting a new collegiate PR again with time of 27:39.7. Joe Volk has improved his time every week this year so far, finishing in 209^th place with an 8K time of 28:27.0. Braeden Peterson has also improved his time each week this season, being the final Wildcat in the Crimson race with a time of 28:55.1 for a 223^rd place finish.

The women's field featured a multitude of regionally ranked opponents as well, including nationally ranked No. 16 Charleston who went on to win the race with 84 points. Walsh finished second overall with 108 points while Davis & Elkins rounded out the top three with 136 points. Edinboro's Kylie Anicic won the 6K event with a time of 20:13.7, narrowly beating out West Virginia's Sarah Tait who had a time of 20:14.4.

Tiffany Banning led the Wildcats with a 132^nd place finish, setting a new 6K personal record with a time of 23:48.0. Freshman Cassidy Burr set a new 6K personal best as well with a time of 25:17.0, finishing in 217^th overall. Sammy Banning was the third Wildcat to cross the line on Saturday, and the third Wildcat to set a new PR with a time of 25:29.3 to finish 228^th overall.

Taylor Burchfield was the fourth Wildcat to finish on Saturday, coming in 253^rd overall with a time of 26.39.0. Kylie Schultz set a new collegiate PR on Saturday with a time of 26:47.2, finishing 255^th for the Wildcats. Claudia Rodriguez was another Wildcat to set a new PR on Saturday, finishing the 6K course in 29:30.7 to finish 273^rd overall.

Running in the White 8K race, Hayward Boutte set a new PR with an 8K time of 28:41.0, finishing 100^th overall. Jared Cushlanis also set a new PR with a time of 29:17.3 for 127^th place while Niko Licup was another Wildcat to come home with a new PR, running the course in 31:54.1.

The Wildcats' season continues next weekend, as they head back to the Don Cathcart Invitational hosted by Salisbury on Saturday. The women will start the afternoon with an opening gun at 2:00 p.m. inside Winter Park Place.

Men's 8K Crimson Results Top 5:

1 – #15 Charleston – 60 Points
2 - #29 Walsh – 66
3 – Slippery Rock – 95
4 – Davis & Elkins – 96
5 – Mount Union – 152
15 – Wilmington – 424

Wildcats' 8K Results:

Crimson:
51 – Trent Taylor – 25:28.0 – 49 pts
69 – Dan Wyshinski – 25:40.3 – 66 pts
76 – Vaughn Lackman – 25:47.8 – 72 pts
125 – Joel Oquendo – 26:38.2 – 117 pts
128 – Carter Sparwasser – 26:39.4 – 120 pts
183 – Zach Souders – 27.39.7 – 167 pts
209 – Joe Volk – 28:27.0 – 186 pts
223 – Braeden Peterson – 28:55.1

White:
100 – Hayward Boutte – 28:41.0
127 – Jared Cushlanis – 29:17.3
172 – Niko Licup – 31:54.1

Women's 6K Crimson Results Top 5:

1 - #16 Charleston – 84 pts
2 – Walsh – 108 pts
3 – Davis & Elkins – 136 pts
4 – Slippery Rock – 147 pts
5 – Findlay – 213 pts
35 – Wilmington – 949 pts

Wildcats' 6K Crimson Results:

132 – Tiffany Banning – 23:48.0 – 120 pts
217 – Cassidy Burr – 25:17.0 – 189 pts
228 – Sammy Banning – 25:29.3 – 200 pts
253 – Taylor Burchfield – 26:39.0 – 219 pts
255 – Kylie Schultz – 26:47.2 – 221 pts
273 – Claudia Rodriguez – 29:30.7 – 235 pts