ROCHESTER, N.Y. - - Dan Wyshinski and Tiffany Banning paced the Wilmington University cross country teams as they took a preview of a postseason course at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on the Matt St. James Trails on Saturday.

Hosts Roberts Wesleyan will also host the NCAA DII East Regional Championships in November, so the Wildcats were able to get a feel for the course against the crowded field in meet history.

The men ran better than a pair of teams currently ranked in the USTFCCCA Regional Polls, finishing 10^th out of 25 teams overall. The Wildcats' 313 points were better than No. 3 Daemen (13^th – 364 points) and No. 8 Adelphi (11^th – 326 pts). The Wildcats were the only team from the CACC to compete at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational.

Running his first race of the year, Dan Wyshinski led the Wildcats with a 36^th place finish out of 334 runners, crossing the line in 26:00.5. Trent Taylor was second for Wilmington in 48^th place, finishing in 26:21.3. Carter Sparwasser finished 90^th overall with a time of 27:01.1 while Chris Nelson made his Wilmington debut with a 141^st place finish with a time of 27:52.1. Joe Volk completed the team scoring for the Wildcats with an 180^th place finish, 11 second off his 8K PR with a time of 28:38.4.

Braeden Peterson ran to a 224^th place finish with a time of 29:18.1 while Hayward Boutte finished in 239^th overall with a time of 20:43.9. Niko Licup placed 293^rd overall with a time of 32:26.3 while Terence Lucas made his collegiate debut with a time of 34:22.7.

The women finished in 17^th place overall, earning 452 points. Every Wildcat set a new 5K personal record during the race.

Tiffany Banning led the Wildcats with a 48^th place finish, breaking the 20-minute mark for the first time in college with a 5K time of 19:39.8. Sammy Banning was the second Wildcat to cross in 110^th place, finishing with a time of 20:55.4. Maddie Minnick finished 141^st overall with a time of 21:32.1 while Amy Chomo placed 150^th with a time of 21:43.4. Angie Chomo rounded out the team scoring for the Wildcats with a 175^th place finish, crossing the line in 22:15.4.

Abby Chomo finished 186^th overall with a PR time of 22:34.1 while Claudia Rodriguez finished 209^th overall with a time of 23:15.5. Kendall Cramer made her collegiate debut with a 210^th place finish with a time of 23:25.4.

Cornell (NCAA DI) won both the men's 8K and the women's 5K events while host Roberts Wesleyan finished third in the men and second in the women.

The Wildcats are on the course again next weekend as they head to the 50^th Annual Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University on Saturday, October 5.