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Bucknell Men's Cross Country Finishes First at Bison Open
8/29/2008 8:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Aug. 29, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell men's cross country team placed first in the annual Bison Open, with junior co-captain Andrew Huebner (Hampton Falls, N.H./Governor Dummer Academy) finishing with the top overall time in the four-mile event. The Bison finished with a final score of 22, defeating Bloomsburg (64), Susquehanna (76) and Saint Francis (Pa.) (78).
Huebner led the entire race and recorded a final time of 19 minutes, 52.53 seconds, an average of under five minutes per mile. Senior co-captain Clinton Orloski (Butler, Pa./Slipper Rock) finished second for the Orange and Blue and third overall, 9.13 seconds behind second-place finisher Paul Thistle of Susquehanna (19:58.81). Donald Sanner (20:11.44) (Meyersdale, Pa./Meyersdale) and Joe Foley (20:19.61) (Howell, Mich./Flint Powers Catholic) finished fifth and eighth overall, respectively.
"I was really impressed by Sanner and Foley," Bucknell head coach Kevin Donner said. "They have really stepped up for their senior seasons."
Freshman Dave Brown (Westborough, Mass./Westborough) finished ninth overall in a time of 20:21.09, rounding out the Bison who placed in the top 10.
"Overall, I'm very happy with how the men ran," Donner said. "We do have some injuries that I am concerned about, but this was a good showing."
The Bison men return to competition on Saturday, Sept. 6, traveling to Northville, Mich., for the Detroit Invitational. The meet is scheduled to start at 11:15 a.m. ET.
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