Bucknell University Athletics
Friday, October 19
Lewisburg, Pa.
5:15 p.m.
Bucknell University
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Bison Tuneup
Photo by: Marc Hagemeier
Women's Cross Country Hosts Lafayette and Mansfield for Bison Tuneup Friday
10/18/2018 1:24:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Friday is the Final Meet Before the Patriot League Championships
Setting the Scene
What: Bison Tuneup
When: Friday, Oct. 19 – 5:15 p.m.
Where: Bucknell Cross Country Course (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Teams: Bucknell, Lafayette, Mansfield
About the Bison
• Bucknell will host two teams – Lafayette and Mansfield – for the Bison Tuneup on Friday.
• Friday's race will have both the women and men running at the same time. Runners will be competing in three different distances – 4k, 6k, or 8k.
• The Bison ran in two races last weekend. Colleen Buckley was named the Patriot League Runner of the Week after finishing 26th out of 289 at the Penn State National Open. Sixteen of the 25 runners that finished ahead of Buckley were from Power Five teams. She was the best runner from the three Patriot League teams at the meet, finishing 95 spots ahead of the next fastest league participant.
• Bucknell also sent runners to the Gettysburg Invitational, where Lauren Gronbeck took 11th out of 318 to lead the Bison to a fourth-place finish out of 30 teams.
• Friday's meet will be the team's final competition before it hosts the Patriot League Championships on Saturday, Oct. 27.
Quote from Head Coach Kevin Donner
"This weekend gives our athletes who are not running the league meet or the NCAA regional one more racing opportunity. It's a pretty small meet with Lehigh men, Lafayette women, Mansfield and ourselves. I wanted to have the golf course portion of the Patriot League course available for a course preview for next week and workouts. It's a dry run to see how the course runs for next week and an opportunity for some of our runners to get some extra racing experience."
Up Next
• Bucknell hosts the Patriot League Championships on Saturday, Oct. 27. It will be the first time the Bison host the league meet since 2004.
What: Bison Tuneup
When: Friday, Oct. 19 – 5:15 p.m.
Where: Bucknell Cross Country Course (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Teams: Bucknell, Lafayette, Mansfield
About the Bison
• Bucknell will host two teams – Lafayette and Mansfield – for the Bison Tuneup on Friday.
• Friday's race will have both the women and men running at the same time. Runners will be competing in three different distances – 4k, 6k, or 8k.
• The Bison ran in two races last weekend. Colleen Buckley was named the Patriot League Runner of the Week after finishing 26th out of 289 at the Penn State National Open. Sixteen of the 25 runners that finished ahead of Buckley were from Power Five teams. She was the best runner from the three Patriot League teams at the meet, finishing 95 spots ahead of the next fastest league participant.
• Bucknell also sent runners to the Gettysburg Invitational, where Lauren Gronbeck took 11th out of 318 to lead the Bison to a fourth-place finish out of 30 teams.
• Friday's meet will be the team's final competition before it hosts the Patriot League Championships on Saturday, Oct. 27.
Quote from Head Coach Kevin Donner
"This weekend gives our athletes who are not running the league meet or the NCAA regional one more racing opportunity. It's a pretty small meet with Lehigh men, Lafayette women, Mansfield and ourselves. I wanted to have the golf course portion of the Patriot League course available for a course preview for next week and workouts. It's a dry run to see how the course runs for next week and an opportunity for some of our runners to get some extra racing experience."
Up Next
• Bucknell hosts the Patriot League Championships on Saturday, Oct. 27. It will be the first time the Bison host the league meet since 2004.
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