October 31st, 2009

Penn State Harrisburg Cross Country Place 4th and 7th in Championships

UTICA, NY - The Penn State Harrisburg women´s and men´s cross country teams placed fourth and seventh respectively in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championships at SUNYIT on Saturday.

Freshman Bekah Nieliwocki (Lemoyne, PA/Cedar Cliff) led the women´s team, placing seventh overall with a time of 22:54.2. Followed by freshman teammate Michelle Cease (Danville, PA/Sunbury Christian Academy), placing eighth with a time of 23:08.6.

Freshman Jennifer Lauzus (Cheltenham, PA/Cheltenham) was able to finish in the top 30 with a time of 25:44.3. Finishing up for the Lady Lions was Kaitlyn Chajkowski (Camp Hill, PA/Trinity) with a time of 26:43.4 and Jocquise Wolfe (Harrisburg, PA/Harrisburg) with a time of 32:30.4.

For the men, Imran Hussain (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy) led the team by placing 17th overall with a time of 31:15.3. He was followed by Anthony Grab (Harrisburg, PA/Harrisburg), who came in 23rd place at 32:07.1.

Michael Binz (West Deptford, NJ/Glouchester Catholic) finished 50th, clocking in at 36:51.6, Steven Jones (Harrisburg, PA/Harrisburg) came in 55th at 38:12.5, Cameron Dunbar (Beverly, NJ/Princeton Day School) placed 60th at 39:59.3 and Max Touchton (Wilmington, DE/Delaware Military Academy) placed 62th at 40:18.1.

Bekah Nieliwocki and Michelle Cease both earn NEAC All-Conference honors earning 1st and 2nd team respectively.

Imran Hussain was able to grab NEAC 3rd All-Conference honors for the Penn State Harrisburg men.