Men's Cross Country Set for Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships on Friday

Friday, November 9

University Park, Pa.

1 p.m.

Bucknell University

Mid-Atlantic Regional

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Men's Cross Country Set for Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships on Friday

11/8/2018 3:47:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

The Bison Finished Eighth Last Season

Setting the Scene
What: Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships
When: Friday, Nov. 9 (1 p.m.)
Where: Blue and White Course – 10k (University Park, Pa.)
Bucknell Lineup: Jacob Stupak, Brian Dengler, Chad Sussman, Connor McMenamin, Brendan O'Toole, Evan Minor, Brendan McGill

About the Bison
• Bucknell is coming off an impressive third-place finish at the Patriot League Championships, led by three All-Patriot League runners.
• Brian Dengler (12^th), Jacob Stupak (13^th), and Chad Sussman (14^th) all earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors. It was the first all-league award for all three runners.
• A few days after the meet, Chad Sussman was voted to the Academic All-Patriot League Team for the first time in his career.
• Bucknell is ranked ninth in the Mid-Atlantic Region, one spot behind Saint Joseph's and one spot ahead of Navy.
• The Bison are the highest ranked of the Patriot League teams in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Lehigh is ranked 12^th.

Last Year at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships
• Bucknell finished eighth out of 26 teams at the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships, led by a 29th-place finish by Will Bordash and a 31^st-place finish by Drew Dorflinger.
• Jacob Stupak is the top finisher from last season that is in the lineup for this year's meet, taking 65^th. Chad Sussman was 70^th and Connor McMenamin took 77^th.

Head Coach Kevin Donner Quote
"I believe the 10k will favor our men's team as we are not the type of team that likes to get out fast. We are ranked ninth in the region coming off a very good league meet. I believe we have another level in us and we always try to make it a goal to finish higher than our ranking.

Up Next
• The NCAA Championships will be ran in Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday, Nov. 17.