RESULTS
SCRANTON, Pa. – The Cairn University men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Championships on a wet, damp day on Saturday afternoon at McDade Park. The women finished in third place out of seven teams, while the men garnered a fifth place finish in a six-team field.
For the women, the Highlanders were paced by freshman
Emily Petty (Fort Mill, SC / Northstar Academy) who earned All-CSAC First Team laurels for her sixth-place finish in the field of 48 runners with a 6K time of 29:23. Petty was followed by seniors
Aubrey Eshelman (Lancaster, PA / Lancaster County Christian) and
Isabella Palladino (Langhorne, PA / Homeschooled) who each earned All-CSAC Second Team recognition. Eshelman finished ninth with a time of 31:55, while Palladino grabbed 14
th place with a time of 33:42. Crossing next for the Highlanders was sophomore
Jeneba Koroma (Sharon Hill, PA / Christ Academy) who finished right behind Palladino with a 15
th-place time of 33:56. Junior
Madeline Chase (Apalachin, NY / Ross Corners Christian Academy) rounded out the top-five finishers for Cairn with a time of 36:47 to finish in 35
th place.
For the men, Cairn was paced by freshman
Nicholas Palladino (Langhorne, PA / Homeschooled), who was named All-CSAC First Team after finishing in fourth place in the 41-runner field with an 8K time of 33:27. Senior
Brian Jennings (Germantown, PA / Springside Chestnut Hill Academy) was the second-best finisher for Cairn with a 20
th-place time of 37:47, while classmate
Weston Colon (Fords, NJ / Woodbridge) finished one spot back with a time of 37:52. Sophomore
Joseph Keeports (York, PA / Central York) crossed the finish line with a time of 38:18, good for 22
nd place and senior
Weston Hamilton (Newtown, PA / Plumstead Christian) rounded out the top-five for Cairn with a 27
th-place mark of 40:21.
The Highlanders will now await to see if any of their runners qualify for the NCAA Division III Regional Championships, being held on Saturday, November 13.
