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Men’s Cross Country Finishes Third at Atlantic Region Championships, Earns Nationals Berth

Burleigh finishes third in individual race with a PR of 30:23.5; Libbi, McGinley and England also earn All-Region honors

11/9/2013 8:49:00 PM


All five of the Shippensburg University men's cross country team's scoring runners finished among the Top-30 on Saturday afternoon as the Raiders earned a berth to the NCAA Championships with a third-place finish at the Atlantic Region Championships from Lock Haven's West Branch Course.

Shippensburg's 83 team points were 56 more than fourth-place finisher IUP (139) as three of SU's scoring runners earned PRs, led by junior Brayden Burleigh who finished third in 30:23.5.

Sophomore Nick Libbi placed 14th with a personal-best time of 31:16.9 while sophomore Austin McGinley finished four spots later in 31:30.9.

Junior Bernard England broke his PR with a time of 31:41.5 that placed him 21st. SU's fifth scoring runner was freshman Kieran Sutton, who finished 27th in a time of 32:03.7 in his first career 10K.

Burleigh, Libbi, McGinley and England each earned All-Region honors while Sutton finished two spots shy of the honor (Top-25).

Shippensburg's two non-scoring runners also managed to place among the Top-50 as freshman Harrison Schettler finished 40th in his first career 10K in 32:27.2 while junior Peter Gelston recorded a PR of 32:38.4 in a 46th-place finish.

Lock Haven took the regional title with 44 points, led by senior Alex Monroe who won the individual race for the third consecutive year with a course-record time of 29:31.3. Edinboro also qualified for nationals with a second-place team finish of 63 points.

The Raiders will compete in the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2011. Nationals will be held November 23 in Spokane, Washington.

Shippensburg (3rd, 83 points)
3. Brayden Burleigh 30:23.5
14. Nick Libbi 31:16.9
18. Austin McGinley 31:30.9
21. Bernard England 31:41.5
27. Kieran Sutton 32:03.7
40. Harrison Schettler 32:27.2
46. Peter Gelston 32:38.4

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