By: KC Wallace, Intern
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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Lock Haven men's cross country team will compete and host the NCAA DII Atlantic Region Championships on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the West Branch Cross Country Course (Stern Athletic Complex).
The men's championship 10K is set for a 10:30 a.m. start time.
Lock Haven's Projected Championship Lineup:
Gavin Furey
Owen Hibell
Evan Klinger
Cade McLaughlin (Alternate)
Kristian Mizdail
Colby Petrizzo
Jakob Rager
Colin Simander
Anthony Solis-Morales (Alternate)
The Haven men are coming off a third-place finish at the Go Fast River Run on Nov. 2.
The Bald Eagles finished eighth at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships on Oct. 26.
Rager finished 10th overall after running 25:54.0 (8K) and earned First Team All-Conference honors as he led the way for the Lock Haven men's cross-country team.
News, Notes, and Story line:
Last year, Lock Haven finished 14th at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Championships. Rager led the way and finished 50th overall in the 157-runner field and covered the home 10K course in 32:32.1.
Gavitt finished 68th in 32:52.8. Gavin Furey ran 33:20.8 and finished in the top-85.
Back on Oct. 12, Lock Haven finished second as a team at the Highlander Invite. Rager and Furey lead the way finishing fourth and fifth individually.
Rager was fourth in 25:42.7 (8K) and Furey was fifth in 25:47.0. Mizdail was seventh of 140 finishers in 25:52.6.
Klinger placed 10th in 26:22.9 and Hibell ran 26:42.1 (14th).
Up Next:
Following the Atlantic Region Championships, Lock Haven will host the Division III Mid-Atlantic Region Championships on Saturday, Nov. 16.