CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Wilkes University men's cross country team finished 38^th out of 52 teams at the NCAA Mideast Regional hosted by DeSales University on Saturday afternoon.

Full Results

Franco Balbuena (Wilkes-Barre, PA/Coughlin) led Wilkes, finishing 60^th overall with a time of 26:31 and was named to the regional All-Freshman Team, the first time a Colonel runner has earned the honor.

Other Wilkes finishers include Nicholas Moullette (Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes) (239^th, 28:59), Matthew Houser (Hazleton, PA/Hazleton) (249^th, 29:10), Ryan Weber (West Haven, CT/West Haven) (262^nd, 29:40), Kevin Singhel (Athens, PA/Athens Area) (265^th, 29:48), Alan Sebastianelli (Archbald, PA/Valley View) (267^th, 29:52), and Kendrick Schell (Northampton, PA/Northampton) (287^th, 30:52).