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Gettysburg Invitational
Men's Cross Country Wins Gettysburg Invitational, Takes Fourth at Princeton
10/18/2014 3:49:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
Princeton Results | Gettysburg Results
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Zach Williams and Luke Giugliano took fourth and fifth, respectively to lead the Bucknell men's cross country team to a first-place finish out of 34 teams at the Gettysburg Invitational on Saturday. The Bison also had a great showing at the highly-competitive Princeton Invitational, where they took fourth out of 37 teams.
Williams finished the 8k race at Gettysburg in 26:04, while Giugliano crossed the line in 26:06 to lead the Bison to the win. Lebanon Valley's Michael Harnish won the individual title with a time of 25:43.
"Both our men and women ran well at Gettysburg for the win," said Bucknell head coach Kevin Donner. "It's great to see our depth get a chance to shine. Some of those runners will earn travel spots to leagues."
Dylan Cowell (11th), Kyle Adams (26th) and Christopher Sisto (29th) rounded out the scored runners for Bucknell, which didn't have a runner finish lower than 36th in the field of 130.
Facing top-notch competition at Princeton, the Bison took fourth thanks to top-20 finishes by Andrew Garcia-Garrison and John Dugan. Garcia-Garrison was 12th with a time of 24:23, while Dugan was 17th in 24:34. Penn's Thomas Awad (24:00) edged Virginia Tech's Stuart Robertson by just one second for the individual crown.
Michael McGowan (32nd), William Bordash (47th) and Glen Williams (71st) rounded out a balanced effort by Bucknell, which finished with 179 points. UMBC and American were behind Bucknell in fifth and sixth place, respectively.
"It was great to see Garcia-Garrison, Dugan and McGowan all near the front, and having them close together really helps with a lower team score," Donner said. "Bordash ran great to give us a solid four man, and Williams got out a little slow but finished strong to give us a solid No. 5. We will need better depth in two weeks if we want to compete at leagues, but it is slowly coming together."
No. 8 Villanova ran to the team title, finishing with a score of 45. Virginia Tech, a team receiving votes in the latest NCAA poll, was second with 71, while Penn was third with 139.
The Bison will have next weekend off as they prepare for the Patriot League Championships, which will be hosted by Lehigh on Saturday, Nov. 1.
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