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Tyler Sutton ran the 7th fastest 8k time in school history at the NCAA Mideast Regional for Wilkes

Wilkes Cross Country Teams Conclude Season at NCAA Mideast Regional

11/15/2014 4:55:00 PM

Wilkes Cross Country Teams Conclude Season at NCAA Mideast Regional

NEWVILLE, PA -- The 2014 NCAA Division III Cross Country Mideast Regional was completed on Saturday afternoon at Big Spring High School in Newville, Pa.

The Wilkes men's runners finished 37^th out of 47 teams while the women came in 44^th place out of 52 teams.

Junior Tyler Sutton (Wyalusing, PA/Wyalusing Valley) was the men's team best finisher finishing in 28:47.4 for 204^th place overall. Sutton's time is good for 7^th best all-time at Wilkes for an 8K race. Senior Tim Jurkowski (Honesdale, PA/Honesdale) finished in 205^th place with a time of 28:51.6. Jurkowski ran the 9^th fastest 8K in program history.

Freshman Jordan Lindley (Hunlock Creek, PA/Lake Lehman) came in 219^th place with a time of 29:06.2. Junior Forest Hawkins (Ashley, PA/Hanover) ran a time of 29:28.2, junior Martin Tolbert (York, PA/William Penn) finished with a time of 29:39.8, Brian McKenna (Hillsdale, NJ/Pascack Valley) ran a 30:03.7 in his first Mideast Regional and Tyler Layton (Endicott, NY/Main Endwell) rounded out the men's team with a race time of 30:57.6.

On the women's side sophomore Rachel Quinn (Goshen, NY/Goshen) was the best runner with a time of 26:13.5 good for 220^th place overall. Sophomore Tracey Hilker (Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin) finished in 222^ndrunning a 26:14.3 6K. Senior Christine Klingel (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley) ran a 26:39.2 good for 241^st place. Freshman Regan Murphy (Plainfield, PA/Pen Argyl) ran a 27:03.5 in her first NCAA Mideast Regional.

Moriah Teed (Newark Valley, NY/Newark Valley) ran a 28:36.5, Sarah Fillman (Limerick, PA/Spring Ford) a 28:54.1 and Carmen Hillman (Urbana, OH/Graham School) concluded the women's results with a time of 29:35.4.

The race concludes the 2014 Wilkes men's and women's cross country season.

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