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Jordan Siddons ran the second fastest time in school history in the 8k crossing the line at 29:03 at the DeSales Invitational Saturday

WILKES MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TAKES 9TH AT DESALES INVITATIONAL

10/13/2012 1:52:00 PM

WILKES MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TAKES 9TH AT DESALES INVITATIONAL

CENTER VALLEY – The Wilkes University men's cross country team finished ninth of 22 teams at the DeSales University Invitational Saturday afternoon.

The Colonels saw six runners reach top 10 times in program history while setting season-best marks in the process. Jordan Siddons (Archbald, PA/Valley View) led the way coming in at 29:03, the third fastest time in school history in the 8k. Tyler Sutton (Wyalusing, PA/Wyalusing Valley) followed at 29:12, the fifth fastest in school history, while Forest Hawkins (Ashley, PA/Hanover) crossed the line with the seventh fastest time in program history at 29:28.

Matt Buono finished at 29:32, a personal best and eighth fastest in school history. Daniel Lykens (Reading, PA/Governor Mifflin) bested his personal mark at 29:45, good for ninth all-time. Tim Jurkowski (Honesdale, PA/Honesdale) (29:46/10th all-time), Austin Loukas (Windham, Maine/Windham) (30:12), Paul Williams (Pittston, PA/Pittston) (30:17), and Martin Tolbert (York, PA/William Penn) (31:17) all ran personal best times in the event for Wilkes.

Wilkes will have a tune up at the Elizabethtown Invitational next Saturday at 11:30 a.m. before traveling to Misericordia University for the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship meet on October 27.

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