Men’s cross country squad finishes 4th at Landmark meet
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Sophomore Nate Alter (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) ran to a 14th place overall finish to lead all Juniata College finishers at the 2011 Landmark Conference Men’s Cross Country Championships, held Saturday at Lehigh University’s Murray H. Goodman Campus.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Sophomore Nate Alter (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) ran to a 14th place overall finish to lead all Juniata College finishers at the 2011 Landmark Conference Men's Cross Country Championships, held Saturday at Lehigh University's Murray H. Goodman Campus.
Alter completed the course in a time of 26:13.60. The course was mapped out for 8000m, however it had to be shortened due to a snow-laded tree coming down across the course. The exact final distance of the race is not known.
Juniata finished fourth overall with 120 points. Moravian College won the Landmark crown with 38 points, followed by Susquehanna University (49 points), and the University of Scranton (55 points).
Trailing Alter among Juniata runners was Ryan Trexler (Altoona, Pa./Altoona), who was 20th with a time of 26:37.70. Trevor Stephens (Bethesda, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) was 27th with a time of 26:59.90, and scored 25th. Ceth Parker (Sabillasville, Md./Catoctin) was 31st in a time of 27:05.30, while John Lugg (Lock Haven, Pa./Western Reserve Academy, Ohio) and Connor Robinson (Asheville, N.C./Asheville) were 36th and 37th respectively with times of 27:20.30 and 27:21.20.
Juniata will compete at the NCAA Mideast Regional championship on Saturday, Nov. 12. That meet will be hosted by DeSales University in Allentown, Pa.
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