UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - The Saint Francis men's and women's cross country teams traveled to the Penn State open on Saturday afternoon.  In their last meeting before the NEC Championship, the Women finished in 2^nd place in the 6k, while the Men finished 3rd in the 5.2m.
 

Women's Results
The Red Flash women finished with 54 points, which was good for 2nd in the 6k. Saint Francis had an average time of 23:05. Morgan Kiebler (Export, Pa./Kiski Area) lead the way for SFU finishing in second place with a time of 22:30. Danae Peters (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) (22:39) and Angela Barber (22:47) rounding out the top ten for SFU. Junior Madeline Berry (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) finished 19^th in 23:36, while Junior Madison Fiaschetti (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) crossed the finish line in 23:50, which was good for 21^st. Two positions later, Sophomore Sarah Kutz (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern) finished in 23^rd in 24:02, and Freshman Hannah Weber (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) finished 25^th in 24:11.
 
Penn State won the event with 37 points.
 

Men's Results
The Saint Francis men finished in 3^rd   in the 5.2m with 74 points. The Red Flash finished with an average time of 27:44. Sophomore Bryce England (Williamsburg, Pa./Williamsburg, Pa.) led the pack with a 4^th place finish in 26:42.  In 8^th place, Sophomore Zachery Salek (Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny) finished in 27:22. Only one second separated Juniors Shuan Allen and Gordon Phipps III (Oil City, Pa./Oil City), while finishing 19^th and 20^th. Sophomore Thomas Somerville (Perth, Ontatio, Canada/Perth and District Collegiate Institute) (23^rd), Freshman Zachary White (24rd) and Senior Kyle Penney (Newmarket, Ontario, Canada/Sacred Heart Catholic) (26^th) had strong finishes for the Red Flash.
 
Youngstown State took home the win with 30 points.
 
Coach Hoover likes the direction the team is heading; "It was another good step in the right direction for our teams." Hoover continued to rave about his runners' performances, " Bryce England (Williamsburg, Pa./Williamsburg, Pa.) raced well, running the lead pack from the gun until it broke up in the last mile. Morgan Kiebler (Export, Pa./Kiski Area) and Danae Peters (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) are really rolling right now and were strong once again toady as our two leaders."
 
The Red Flash men and women travel to Somerset, N.J. for the NEC Championships on Oct. 31.