The Wilkes University men's and women's cross country teams competed for the first time in 13 years at the NEPA Classic hosted by King's College. 

The Colonel men finished eighth as Phat Nguyen (Hanover Township, Pa./Bishop Hoban) crossed the line in 23:03 to finish 43^rd in the 6K race.  Nguyen was followed by Tom Larrabee (Wyalusing, Pa./Wyalusing), who finished 47^th with a time of 23:36.  Finishing in 53^rd place for Wilkes was Michael Griesemer (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphlin) with a time of 24:25.  

Alex Caicedo was the fourth Wilkes runner to cross the line in a time of 24:47 to finish 56^th, while Daniel Hess was 59^th with a time of 25:18.  

On the women's side, Michelle Wakeley (Endicott, N.Y./Union-Endicott) finished fifth out of 64 runners in a time of 15:15 in the 4K race, while Amelia Farnham (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) was eighth with a time of 15:42.  Crossing third for Wilkes was Christina Yesu (Dalton, Pa./Lackawanna Trail), who finished 45^th with a time of 18:10.  Stephanie Wasniewski finished 60^th with a time of 22:23.  

The Colonel women were only able to compete with four runners so Wilkes did not figure in the scoring. 

 

1. Scranton – 36

2. Penn College – 52

3. Misericordia – 53

4. King's – 141

5. Cazenovia – 153

6. Baptist Bible – 155

7. Marywood – 157