LEESPORT, Pa. – Sophomore Jordan Lindley (Hunlock Creek, PA/Lake Lehman) finished with the top overall time to lead the Wilkes University men's cross country team to its best finish since 2010, as the Colonels took First Place at the Alvernia Invitational on Saturday morning.

Lindley ran a 28:47, tying the 10^th-best finish in school history. Lindley was joined in the top-5 by senior Tyler Sutton (Wyalusing, PA/Wyalusing Valley) (29:37), who finished third, and freshman Harrison Ferro (Berwick, PA/Berwick) (29:45), who finished fifth.
Nick Evangelista (Hellertown, PA/Saucony Valley) (10^th, 30:53), Martin Tolbert (York, PA/William Penn) (12^th, 31:19), Mike McCleaf (Fairfield, PA/Delone Catholic) (18^th, 32:19), Greg Fry (Salisbury Twp., PA/Salisbury) (22^nd, 32:39), Forest Hawkins (Ashley, PA/Hanover) (29^th, 34:50), and Jeremiah Bower (Wilkes-Barre, PA/Meyers) (37^th, 38:49) rounded out the scorers for the race.

 Wilkes will next compete in the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships at Midericordia on Saturday, October 31st.