Complete Results

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Allegheny College men's cross country ran in a crowded pack at Lehigh University's Paul Short Run, as the Gators placed 17th out of 34 teams in the men's college 8,000-meter white race on Saturday.

Facing programs from New England to Texas to California and a plethora of Division II teams, the Gators completed their first 8K of the fall. Allegheny was represented by 14 student-athletes in a field of 376 total runners.

The duo of Peter Lantz (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) and Sam Hetrick (Meadville, Pa./Saegertown) finished just two seconds apart and led the Gators by placing 60th and 65th, respectively. Lantz was clocked at 27:16.9, while Hetrick logged an 8K personal record at 27:18.9. 

Caleb Freeman (Killingworth, Conn./Haddam-Killingworth), Zack Wyse (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin), and Cole Jooste (Upper Saint Clair, Pa./Upper Saint Clair) rounded out Allegheny's scoring quintet. Freeman crossed the finish line at 27:54.8, Wyse had a PR at 28:02.6, and Jooste was not far behind at 28:03.3.

Allegheny Results
60. Peter Lantz - 27:16.9
65. Sam Hetrick - 27:18..9
108. Caleb Freeman - 27:54.8
121. Zack Wyse - 28:02.6
123. Cole Jooste - 28:03.3
145. Nick Gallo - 28:16.3
185. Lucas Bradley - 28:47.3
193. Patrick Sharp - 28:56.0
212. Xavier Grove - 29:04.4
224. Joe McAuliffe - 29:16.1
238. Colm Mulligan - 29:30.9
241. Tony Kerr - 29:32.3
248. William Nichols - 29:36.7
294. Mac Polny - 30:39.3

Team Results
1. Trinity (TX) - 74
2. Marywood - 122
3. Swarthmore - 153
4. RIT - 188
5. Redlands - 198
6. Union (NY) - 234
7. Ursinus - 280
8. Lebanon Valley - 316
9. Hamilton - 328
10. Saint Vincent - 340
11. Frostburg State - 362
12. East Stroudsburg - 366
13. Widener - 379
14. West Virginia Wesleyan - 379
15. Kutztown - 384
16. Franklin & Marshall - 396
17. Allegheny - 468
18. Adelphi - 503
19. Utica - 510
20. Christopher Newport - 529
21. Molloy - 563
22. Coast Guard - 566
23. Stockton - 569
24. St. Anselm - 609
25. Susquehanna - 613
26. Pitt-Johnstown - 685
27. Catholic - 687
28. Muhlenberg - 752
29. Scranton - 779
30. American International - 785
31. Chestnut Hill - 806
32. Lancaster Bible - 918
33. Roanoke - 1,015
34. Delaware Valley - 1,047

Up Next
On Saturday, October 14, the Gators will trek to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for the Aubrey Shenk Invitational, hosted by the Bullets of Gettysburg College.