WAYNESBURG – The Wilkes University men's and women's cross country teams concluded their seasons on Saturday when they competed in the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships. The men's team 41^st place, while the women crossed the line in 38^th.

 

Top finisher for the Colonel men was Michael Griesemer (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphlin), who finished in 239^th place in a time of 30:58. He was followed by Phat Nguyen (Hanover Township, Pa./Bishop Hoban) in 261^st with a time of 32:13, Tom Larrabee (Wyalusing, Pa./Wyalusing) who came across in 264^th in 32:34, Andrew Julian (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) in 266^th clocking in at 32:29, and Alexander Caicedo (Pittston, Pa./Pittston) in 270^th with a time of 32:56.

 

On the women's side, Amelia Farnham (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) and Michelle Wakeley (Endicott, N.Y./Union-Endicott) concluded their freshmen campaigns with another strong showing. The tandem finished in 118^th and 129^th place in times of 25:29 and 25:39, respectively. Rounding out the scoring for the Lady Colonels were Christina Yesu (Dalton, Pa./Lackawanna Trail) in 243^rd in a time of 29:24, Brittany Maloney (Stockholm, N.J./Vernon Township) who placed in 266^th in 30:44, and Emily Klinetob (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) who crossed the tape in 31:50, which was good for 275^th place.