The Wilkes University men's and women's cross country teams competed on Saturday in the Ursinus College Cross Country Invitational in Collegeville, Pa.

The Colonel men finished seventh overall as sophomore Phat Nguyen (Hanover Township, Pa./Bishop Hoban) crossed the line in 35:05 to finish 47^th in the 8K race.  Nguyen was followed by seniors Tom Larrabee (Wyalusing, Pa./Wyalusing), who finished 50^th with a time of 35:26, and Mike Griesemer who finished 56^th with a time of 37:02. 

 

Rounding out the scoring for the men's team were sophomore Alexander Caicedo (Pittston, Pa./Pittston), who finished 61^st in 38:49 and junior Daniel Hess, who came in 65^th place in a time of 39:49.

The Lady Colonels finished fifth overall in the 5K race and were led by freshman Michelle Wakeley (Endicott, N.Y./Union-Endicott) and Amelia Farnham (Guilford, Conn./Guilford), who both received medals for placing in the top 15. Wakeley finished eighth overall with a time of 21:23, while Farnham crossed the line at 21:58 to finish 12^th.

 

Senior Christina Yesu (Dalton, Pa./Lackawanna Trail) finished 36^th with a time of 25:23, while junior Emily Klinetob (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) crossed the line at 27:26 to finish 49^th.

 

The cross country team will return to action next Saturday when they race at Cedar Crest College.