LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The regionally-ranked men's and women's cross country teams are set to compete at the 2021 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships. The conference championship meet is scheduled for Friday, October 22 at Kutztown University.
The men's championship 8K is scheduled for an 11 a.m. start and the women's championship 6K race will follow at noon.
Championship Central - -
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Live Coverage - -
Host-Kutztown will provide live video coverage of the championship meet via the PSAC Sports Digital Network.
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Rankings - -
Regional Rankings //
National Rankings
- The Haven men are ranked No. 9 in the Atlantic Region.
- The PSAC men's championship race will feature six of the top-10 teams in the Atlantic Region, including nationally-ranked (#29) Edinboro.
- The Haven women are ranked No. 7 in the Atlantic Region.
- The PSAC women's championship race will feature eight of the top-10 teams in the Atlantic Region.
Men's Lineup - -
Hunter Confair
John Davern
Caden Dufrene
Vincent Fennell
Chris Hine
Gage Krall
Matthew Muthler
Mason Ochs
Ethan Rogers
Kirk Stewart
Kohen Stover
Tanner Walter
Andrew Wehrle
Women's Lineup - -
Delaney Cutter
Cadie Kiser
Elaina Klinger
Kiersten Lloyd
Morgan Manglaviti
Lauren Mehler
Megan Mudger
Karlee Noel
Morgan Perry
Aubrey Sechrist
Molly Snyder
Caroline Stickley
Men's Notes - -
The LHU men were picked third in the 2021 PSAC preseason coaches' poll back in August. Edinboro, Shippensburg and Lock Haven have finished among the top-three at the last five PSAC championships meets.
For LHU, the Bald Eagles have finished among the top-three at nine of the last 10 championship outings, including a top-three showing for three consecutive seasons. Lock Haven's last team title came in 2015 and was the third of three straight team championships from 2013-2015.
Although the 2020-21 season started in late February, looked a little different and was shorter than normal because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Bald Eagles did compete on the cross country course last season and the PSAC held a championship. The 2020-21 PSAC championships were held on March 20, 2021 on Lock Haven's home course and the Bald Eagles finished third overall, thanks to five individual All-Conference finishes. Three of those five All-Conference runners return, including
John Davern,
Gage Krall and
Tanner Walter. The Bald Eagles will rely on their depth and front-running pack this week.
Notable 2021 Men's Team Finishes - -
Women's Notes - -
Back in August, the LHU women were picked third in the PSAC preseason coaches' poll. Edinboro, the only team to beat LHU at the 2020-21 PSAC championships, was tabbed as the preseason favorite for this fall.
Although the 2020-21 season started in late February, looked a little different and was shorter than normal because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Bald Eagles did compete on the cross country course last season and the PSAC held a championship. The 2020-21 PSAC championships were held on March 20, 2021 on Lock Haven's home course and the Bald Eagles finished second overall in the team standings. The second-place team finish matched the Bald Eagles best team finish in school history. The women's team was also second back in 2000. Both
Cadie Kiser (fourth) and
Elaina Klinger (ninth) ran to All-Conference honors in March.
Kiser has been a consistent front-runner all season for LHU and the Bald Eagles will benefit from a deep pack of runners.
Notable 2021 Women's Team Finishes - -
Up Next - -
The LHU men's and women's cross country teams will host the Go Fast River Run on Saturday, October 30. Looking ahead, Lock Haven will also play host to the 2021 NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Championships on Saturday, November 6.
