Cross Country Resumes Competition at Saturday's YSU Invitational

LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell cross country squads have enjoyed positive returns at the season's first two meets and the teams are eager to continue the fast starts at Saturday's YSU Invitational. The men's team won the Jasper Invitational while the women's squadron finished second. The YSU Invitational will start at 10 a.m. with the women's race. The men's race starts at 10:45 a.m.

When: Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m.
Where: Mill Creek Metroparks Cross Country Course - Canfield, Ohio
Live Results: athlinks.com

Invitational Information

Donner's Debriefing

"We are looking forward to competing at Youngstown this weekend. This is a new meet for us on a new cross country course and it is always exciting to compete against schools out of our traditional region. Youngstown and Kent are two larger public universities with great traditions in cross country and track & field, so they will be a nice gauge to see where we are at. Malone and Mount Union are non-Division I schools who have competed very well in their respective divisions and I expect them to be fired up and hungry. This is a big meet for many of our athletes, as it will have a large influence on who we take to the championship meets later in the season."

Overview

The Mill Creek Metroparks Cross Country Course was designed to meet NCAA National Championships standards. The course features a 30 foot width throughout all turns on flat/fast grass, crushed limestone/wood chip terrain to efficiently manage big race fields. It is spectator friendly as runners loop by the start/finish area on a 1K, 2K, 3K permanent loop. The wide starting line comfortably accommodates 40-plus starting boxes.
The men's team won the Jasper Invitational, scoring 32 points, and defeating second-place Siena by 12 points.
Henry Didden paced the Bison runners, finishing second by running 24:40.8.
The time earned Didden a well-deserved Patriot League Men's Runner of the Week award.
His co-captain Trent Didant placed fourth to give Bucknell two top-five runners.
Freshman Cooper Hollinger slotted 14th, and while he did not earn any points for the Bison, he netted Patriot League Men's Rookie of the Week.
It marked the first time since Sept. 13, 2022 when the Bison earned both awards.
The women's team finished second at the Jasper Invitational, scoring 43 points, only seven behind meet winner Quinnipiac.
Shaelan McNally won her second straight event, blitzing to a personal-best time of 20:08.8.
Her time notched the sophomore distancewomen her second straight Patriot League Women's Runner of the Week.
McNally became the first Bison since Colleen Buckley in 2018 to win the weekly honor twice in a season.
Caryn Rippey finished fifth, running an impressive 20:56.0 - setting a new personal record by seven seconds.

Up Next

Bucknell will refuel for two weeks before racing at the historic and prestigious ECAC/IC4A Championships on Oct. 17.

Cross Country Resumes Competition at Saturday's YSU Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Henry Didden

Cooper Hollinger

Shaelan McNally

Caryn Rippey

Cross Country Resumes Competition at Saturday's YSU Invitational

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Henry Didden

Cooper Hollinger

Shaelan McNally

Caryn Rippey

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