Susquehanna River Walk and Timber Trail | Penn College Wildcats Men's Cross Country
Susquehanna River Walk and Timber Trail | Penn College Wildcats Men's Cross Country
Dylan Throop and Luke Johnson have qualified for the 2025 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Both athletes secured their spots by finishing in the top ten at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional held in State College, Pennsylvania. Throop completed the men's 10k race in third place with a time of 29:34.6, while Johnson followed closely in sixth place with a time of 29:41.3.
The individual qualification criteria allow the first four finishers who are not part of an automatic qualifier or an at-large team to advance to the championships.
Nick Carpenter was the third finisher for Penn, placing 54th overall with a time of 31:13.2. George Keen and Shane Murphy contributed to Penn's team score, which totaled 190 points, resulting in a seventh-place finish among 27 teams.
In women's competition, Penn's team placed seventh out of 30 teams in the region. Freshman Olivia William led her team by finishing 36th with a time of 21:00.0 in the women's 6k race.
Nora Wollen was second for Penn with a time of 21:07.3, placing her 43rd overall. Katie Pou, Miranda Schriver, and L'Mio Edwards finished close together, all within five seconds apart.
Next on their schedule is participation in the NCAA DI Cross Country Championships on November 23 in Madison, Wisconsin.
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