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Dan Lykens (29:26) finished 36th while Sarah Fillman (28:35) finished 48th in the Cougar Classic Saturday morning

CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS COMPETE AT COUGAR CLASSIC; MEN FINISH 7TH, WOMEN 8TH

9/15/2012 7:27:00 PM

CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS COMPETE AT COUGAR CLASSIC; MEN FINISH 7^TH, WOMEN 8^TH

DALLAS, PA – The Wilkes University cross country teams competed at the 2012 Cougar Classic Saturday morning. The men's squad finished seventh out of 14 teams, while the women's unit finished eighth out of 13 teams.

The Colonels finished with 180 points with an average time of 29:26.28. Brian Smith (Laporte, PA/Sullivan County) led the Colonels in 33^rd place with a time of 29:12. James Chmiola (Wilkes-Barre, PA/Coughlin) followed in 35^th place with a time of 29:26. Dan Lykens (29:26), Tim Jurkowski (Honesdale, PA/Honesdale) (29:29), and Jordan Simmons (29:35) finished in 36^th, 37^th,and 39^th place respectively. Matthew Buono (Goshen, N.Y./Goshen) (30:25) and Forest Hawkins (Ashley, PA/Hanover) (31:02) rounded out the place finishers coming in 51^st and 59^th. A total of 174 runners competed in the 8k race.

The Lady Colonels finished with 258 points and an average time of 28:54. Sarah Fillman (Limerick, PA/Spring Ford) (28:35) and Kayla Myers (East Greenville, PA/Upper Perkipmon) (28:41) led the women's squad in 48^th and 50^th place respectively. Rebecca Gordon (28:48) finished in 51^st while Melanie Faherty (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) (29:08) and Rachel Constant (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame ) (29:16) finished in 54^th and 55^th respectively. Christine Klingel (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley) (29:29) and Devanie Craft (Meadville, PA/Milton-Hershey) (30:50) rounded out the point scorers placing in 58^th and 67^th. A total of 137 runners competed in the 6k race.

Both teams will be back in action on September 22 as they compete in the NEPA Classic at King's College in Wilkes-Barre.

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