KERNERSVILLE, N.C. -- Point Park men's cross country took first place on Friday in the Atlantic Region Preview Meet, hosted by Winston-Salem State. Point Park has now finished first in both of its meets in the 2026 season.

In a meet that featured five teams ranked in the USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Top 10, the Pioneers finished first with a team score of 48, 5 points better than third-ranked Fayetteville State and 6 better than eighth-ranked Concord.

Luke McKenna, who took first place overall in the Kutztown DII/DIII Challenge en route to being named MEC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week, finished in third place on Friday, turning in a time of 25:47.1 in the 8K race.

McKenna was one of four Pioneers to finish in the top 12, with Chase Bowen (26:10.4) finishing seventh, Canaan Thomas (26:42.9) finishing 10th and Ari Snyder (26:43.9) placing 12th. Jorge Estalella's 16th-place finish rounded out the top five, as he finished in 26:52.4.

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Point Park will be back in action on Oct. 10 for the 25th Annual Carnegie Mellon Invitational. The meet will take place at 10 a.m. at Youthtowne Fields in Clinton, Pa.