Men's Cross Country Opens at Father Bede Invitational

LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell University men's cross country team heads to central Pennsylvania to open the 2024 season when the squad travels to Tyrone, Pa. for the Father Bede Invitational hosted by Saint Francis University.

When: Saturday, August, 31, 10:00 a.m.
Where: B&D Acres, Tyrone, Pa.
Live Results: sfuathletics.com
Participating Teams: Bucknell, Duquesne, Mercyhurst, Saint Francis, St. Vincent

Season Preview

Donner's Debriefing

"This is a great early season meet for our freshman and a few of our upperclassmen to gain some collegiate cross country experience. The shorter length races are perfect for early in the season when the weather is warm and most people are not at full fitness yet. Although, we have been training well, it is always fun to find out who likes to compete and there are always a few surprises at the first meet. I do not know what to expect from our competition yet so we plan to just run our race early on and adjust once we see what is happening around us."

Overview

Bucknell seeks to break into the top three of the Patriot League and improve upon its fourth-place finish at the 2023 Patriot League Championships. The team finished 12th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals.
The Bison return 19 runners from last year, including Henry Didden, whose 22nd placement was the highest finish for a Bison at the 2023 Patriot League Championships.
The men do not return any All-Conference runners, but the team does have 13 runners who have broken 15 minutes for 5k over the past year.
B&D Acres serves as the alternative home court for the Red Flash and is the family farm of head coach Douglas Hoover. Hoover served as an assistant under Bucknell Head Coach Kevin Donner when Donner coached the Red Flash in the early 2000s.

Up Next

Bucknell will return to action on Sept 6. at the Lafayette Invitational.