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Men's Cross Country 9/1/2015 9:42:00 PM

Cross Country Teams Open 2015 Season at Misericordia Invite

Cross Country Teams Open 2015 Season at Misericordia Invite

DALLAS, PA – The Wilkes University men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2015 season running at the Misericordia University Invitational on Tuesday afternoon.

The Colonel men finished seventh of nine teams with 172 team points while the Lady Colonels did not qualify for a team score with only three women running in the race.

Jordan Lindley (Hunlock Creek, PA/Lake Lehman) led the Wilkes men with a time of 19:01.44 finishing 24^th overall. Harrison Ferro (Berwick, PA/Berwick) ran a time of 19:!5.25 for 29^th overall in his collegiate debut. Martin Tolbert (York, PA/William Penn) finished in 31^st place at 19:16.49 while Nick Evangelista (Hellertown, PA/Saucony Valley) crossed the line at 20:33.42 in 40^th place and Forest Hawkins (Ashley, PA/Hanover) at 22:27.40 in 48^th place.

DeSales took first place overall with 24 team points in the men's race with host Misericordia following in second with 35 total team points.

For the Wilkes women, Alexis Nicholson (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) led the way with a time of 20:06.90 while Michelle Brenneman (Schuylkill Haven, PA/Schuylkill Haven) finished at 21:11.51 and Kaitlyn Sitch (Weatherly, PA/MMI Prep) at 21:23.76.

Both squad return to the course Saturday competing in the Dutchmen Invitational at Lebanon Valley College at 10:15 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Forest Hawkins: Senior

Jordan Lindley: Sophomore

Martin Tolbert: Senior

Nick Evangelista: First Year

Harrison Ferro: First Year

Michelle Brenneman: Sophomore

Alexis Nicholson: Sophomore

Kaitlyn Sitch: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Forest Hawkins
: Senior

Jordan Lindley
: Sophomore

Martin Tolbert
: Senior

Nick Evangelista
: First Year

Harrison Ferro
: First Year

Michelle Brenneman
: Sophomore

Alexis Nicholson
: Sophomore

Kaitlyn Sitch
: Sophomore