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Men's Cross Country Finishes in Second at MEC Championships

McKenna finishes in fifth place, earns All-MEC First Team nod

BETHANY, W.Va. -- Point Park men's cross country finished in second place at the Mountain East Conference Championships on Saturday. Luke McKenna finished in fifth place in the race, earning All-MEC First Team honors.

 

Point Park finished with 71 points - 28 better than third-place Davis & Elkins. The Pioneers finished second only to Charleston, which featured six runners in the top 10.

 

McKenna, who was named the Moe's Southwest Grill Men's Pioneer Athlete of the Month on Oct. 12, finished in fifth place to take home an All-MEC First Team award. McKenna turned in a time of 25:19.8 in the 8K race.

 

Ari Snyder finished in 11th place with his time of 25:45.7. Snyder was one of three Pioneers to finish in the top 20 and earn All-MEC Second Team nods, with Chase Bowen (26:00.2) taking 16th and Albin Petschauer (26:12.0) finishing in 20th. 

 

Elijah Bechdel and Pedro Lemos rounded out the top five for Point Park. Snyder, Bowen, Petschauer and Bechdel, who finished in 21st place at 26:15.0, all garnered All-MEC Second Team nods. Lemos finished in 25th place with his time of 26:26.9.

 

Charleston took first place as a team, and Golden Eagles Matthew Meli, Kelvin Kipchumba and Mohamed Ensaad claimed the podium spots.

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Players Mentioned

Chase Bowen

Chase Bowen

Freshman
Luke McKenna

Luke McKenna

Sophomore
Albin Petschauer

Albin Petschauer

Freshman
Elijah Bechdel

Elijah Bechdel

Sophomore
Pedro Lemos

Pedro Lemos

Sophomore
Ari Snyder

Ari Snyder

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Chase Bowen

Chase Bowen

Freshman
Luke McKenna

Luke McKenna

Sophomore
Albin Petschauer

Albin Petschauer

Freshman
Elijah Bechdel

Elijah Bechdel

Sophomore
Pedro Lemos

Pedro Lemos

Sophomore
Ari Snyder

Ari Snyder

Sophomore