Bucknell University Athletics
Friday, November 15
Bethlehem, Pa.
12 p.m.
Bucknell University
at
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships
Photo by: Marc Hagemeier
Men's Cross Country Travels to Mid-Atlantic Regional Meet
11/14/2019 11:53:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell University men's cross country team will head to Bethlehem for the second time this season when it travels to the Mid-Atlantic Regionals hosted by Lehigh's Goodman Campus Cross Country Course.
Setting the Scene
What: Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships
Where: Bethlehem, Pa. – Goodman Campus Cross Country Course (6k)
When: Saturday, 12 p.m. (women 11 a.m.)
Watch: Flotrack ($)
Live Results: Mitchelltiming.com
Bucknell Lineup: Drew Dorflinger, Jake Stupak, Brendan O'Toole, Evan Minor, Brendan McGill, Connor McMenamin, Samuel Whittaker.
"As a team, we have a lot to prove after a rough league meet," said Head Coach Kevin Donner. "We were very close to third with some of our guys struggling. I believe we are a top 10-type team at this meet and I believe the 10k will be to our advantage. Dorflinger and Stupak ran well at leagues and seem to be peaking at the right time. Both have a shot at top 25 All Region. We just need our 3rd-7th men to place in the 60's-70's to be a top 10 team and I believe the guys we are running are capable."
About the Bison
Qualifying runners will compete at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Ind.
Setting the Scene
What: Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships
Where: Bethlehem, Pa. – Goodman Campus Cross Country Course (6k)
When: Saturday, 12 p.m. (women 11 a.m.)
Watch: Flotrack ($)
Live Results: Mitchelltiming.com
Bucknell Lineup: Drew Dorflinger, Jake Stupak, Brendan O'Toole, Evan Minor, Brendan McGill, Connor McMenamin, Samuel Whittaker.
"As a team, we have a lot to prove after a rough league meet," said Head Coach Kevin Donner. "We were very close to third with some of our guys struggling. I believe we are a top 10-type team at this meet and I believe the 10k will be to our advantage. Dorflinger and Stupak ran well at leagues and seem to be peaking at the right time. Both have a shot at top 25 All Region. We just need our 3rd-7th men to place in the 60's-70's to be a top 10 team and I believe the guys we are running are capable."
About the Bison
- Bucknell, after a fifth-place showing at the Patriot League Championships on Nov. 2 at Colgate, will look to improve upon a 12th-place showing a season ago.
- The Bison are ranked 12th in the Mid-Atlantic rankings heading into the meet. Navy is ranked 7th, while host Lehigh is ranked 11th.
- The meet has alternated between Lehigh and Penn State each year since 2012, with the exception of 2015, where Princetion hosted the meet.
- Brian Dengler returns as Bucknell's top finisher from the meet, taking 40th in the field of 168. Brendan O'Tool (71st), Jake Stupak (76th), Connor McMenamin (89th), Brendan McGill (111th), and Evan Minor (130th) all return from last season's meet.
- Drew Dorflinger, who took an impressive second place finish at the Patriot League Championships, was also named to the All-Patriot League Academic Team along with Stupak.
- Dorflinger's last Mid-Atlantic Regional meet came during his sophomore season in 2017, also at Lehigh.
- The senior from Pleasantville, N.Y. took 42nd in that meet. Stupak also placed 44th in 2017.
- Will Bordash became the first Bucknell runner to earn All-Region honors since 2012 after taking 20th overall in 2017.
Qualifying runners will compete at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Ind.
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