WILKES-BARRE – The men's and women's cross country teams hosted Misericordia on Wednesday, racing against the Cougars at Kirby Park. The men fell to Misericordia by a score of 15-50, while the women lost 23-34.
For the men,
Austin Loukas (Windham, Maine, Windham) led the way, finishing in 14th place with an 18:23. Right behind him was
Matthew Buono (Goshen, N.Y., Goshen) (18:44), while
Michael Wintermute (Tunkhannock, Pa., Tunkhannock) finished in 19th (20:04).
For the women,
Michelle Wakeley (Endicott, N.Y., Union-Endicott) cross the finish line in second place with a 20:32.
Stacey Skates (Waymart, Pa., Western Wayne) finished in sixth place (22:36), while
Laura Nulton (Laceyville, Elk Lake) finished in seventh (23:00).
Below are the full results of the race:
Men's Team Score
Misericordia: 15
Wilkes: 50
Women's Team Score
Misericordia: 23
Wilkes: 34
Men's Results
1. Frank Redmond 16:01
2. Pat Noonan 16:30
3. Pat Blaskiewcz 16:30
4. Josh Krall 16:31
5. Kyle Suponic 16:49
6. Joe Zohn 17:06
7. Justin Mazer 17:12
8. Jeff Huss 17:18
9. Zach Battone 17:33
10. John Gibbons 17:37
11. Mike Hubert 17:44
12. Marty Castaldi 17:50
13. Billy Cooney 18:15
14.
Austin Loukas (Windham, Maine/Windham) 18:23 WU
15. Matt Buono 18:24 WU
16. Brent Salesman 18:44
17. Misericordia ? 18:52
18. Lawerance Poddock 18:59
19. Mike Wintermute 20:04 WU
20. Peter Nguyen 21:17 WU
21.
Mark Ricci (West Chester, Pa./Baynard Rustin) 21:52 WU
22.
Jeff Kinney (Kingston, Pa/Coughlin) 21:59 WU
23.
Chris Manzi (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) 22:02 WU
24. Josh Taucedfreundt 23:00 WU
Women's Results
1. Marina Orrson 19:36
2.
Michelle Wakeley (Endicott, N.Y./Union-Endicott) 20:32 WU
3. Marcie Cusatis 20:44
4. Kelsey Cameron 20:52
5. Amanda Radishofski 21:40
6. Stacey Skates 22:36 WU
7.
Laura Nulton (Laceyville/Elk Lake) 23:00 WU
8. Sarah Sabatino 23:27
9. Olivia Waszkiewcz 23:35 WU
10.
Molly McDonough (Scranton, Pa./Scranton) 25:32 WU
11.
Devoni Novak (Wyalusing, Pa./Wyalusing) 27:00 WU
12. Liz Taber 27:15 WU