CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Freshman Franco Balbuena (Wilkes-Barre, PA/Coughlin) finished second and shattered the previous 8k program record to help the Wilkes men's cross country team finish 10^th at the DeSales University Invitational on Saturday morning.

Full Results

Balbuena finished in 27:02 to beat the previous record of 27:47 set by Jordan Lindley (Hunlock Creek, PA/Lake Lehman) at the MAC Championships last season.

Freshman Matthew Houser (Hazleton, PA/Hazleton) (38^th, 28:43), freshman Kevin Singhel (Athens, PA/Athens Area) (62^nd, 29:32), freshman Nicholas Moullette (Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes) (69^th, 29:57), freshman Ryan Weber (West Haven, CT/West Haven) (71^st, 30:04), freshman Brandon Ver-Non (Peckville, PA/Valley View) (79^th, 30:34), and junior Kendrick Schell (Northampton, PA/Northampton) (80^th, 30:42) rounded out the Colonels finishers.

Wilkes is back in action on Saturday when it travels to Glassboro, N.J. for the Inter-regional Border Battle hosted by Rowan University.