Bucknell Men's Cross Country Set for Two Meets on Friday

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell University men's cross country team is set to participate in two meets on Friday, with head coach Kevin Donner sending student-athletes to the Penn State National Open and the ECAC/IC4A Championships at Fordham.

The women's 6K race at Penn State is set for a 10:45 a.m. start, followed by the men's 5.2K race at approximately 11:30 a.m. The course will be a preview of the upcoming Mid-Atlantic Regional hosted by the Nittany Lions on November 11.

"We are splitting our teams on Friday, as our top eight men and top eight women will be racing at Penn State against a very competitive field," said Head Coach Kevin Donner. "With the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship on the course, I felt that we should race on it one month out so we can get a good feel for how it runs. It's also a very competitive field that our teams are very excited to race."

"The IC4A/ECAC Championships have moved to this weekend, and I am excited to see how our number nine and below handle the pressure of being in scoring positions for us. It's a championship meet experience, and one of the oldest meets in the country."

The ECAC/IC4A Championship is set to be held in the The Bronx at Van Cortlandt Park. The ECAC Championship 6K race for the women will be held at 11 a.m., followed by the men's 8K race at 11:45 a.m.

Bucknell returns to competition for the first time since competing at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown on Friday, September 23. The Bison, including the two meets this weekend, have three more races before the Patriot League Championships on Saturday, October 29.
The Bison finished tenth overall at that meet, with Samuel Whittaker posting another impressive performance in finishing 13^th overall in the field of 126. Whittaker has had a tremendous senior season, earning two Patriot League Male Runner of the Week honors to date this season.
Whittaker was followed by Bobby Lynam (58^th), Noah Martin (63^rd), Peter Sorensen (67^th), and Grayson Crockett (68^th), who all served as Bucknell's scoring runners on the day.
Bucknell's group set to travel to the Penn State National Open in preparation for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Meet will include Whittaker, Lynam, Crockett, Martin, Sorensen, Trent Dinant, and Domenic Campagna.
The Bison contingent set to travel to New York will include Christian Cadmus, Peter Clifford, Henry Didden, Jeffrey Gibbs, Jayson Harmer, Daniel Hilmer, Grant Kern, Max Lagunoff, Zachary Laird, Harry Marson, Quinn McCutcheon, Mason Siebenhaar, and Thomas White.
The Bison competed at the Penn State National Open on October 18, 2019. Bucknell finished 11^th at that meet, with Whittaker and Campagna the active Bison who participated in that meet. Whittaker placed a solid 77^th in his first season in the Orange and Blue, while Campagna was 100^th in the competitive meet.

Bucknell Men's Cross Country Set for Two Meets on Friday

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Players Mentioned

Christian Cadmus

Domenic Campagna

Peter Clifford

Grayson Crockett

Henry Didden

Trent Dinant

Jeffrey Gibbs

Jayson Harmer

Daniel Hilmer

Grant Kern

Max Lagunoff

Zachary Laird

Bobby Lynam

Harry Marson

Noah Martin

Quinn McCutcheon

Mason Siebenhaar

Peter Sorensen

Thomas White

Samuel Whittaker