INDIANA, PA (November 6, 2004) – The Goldey-Beacom College men’s cross country team finished in 20th place while the women finished 25th Saturday afternoon at the 2004 NCAA Regionals at Indiana University in Pennsylvania

INDIANA, PA (November 6, 2004) – The Goldey-Beacom College men’s cross country team finished in 20^th place while the women finished 25^th Saturday afternoon at the 2004 NCAA Regionals at Indiana University in Pennsylvania.

Lock Haven (36 points) captured the men’s team title while Edinboro (30 points) took home the women’s crown. Individually, Ryan Coon of Edinboro (31:41) and Julie Nemergut (20:29) won the individual crowns.

Sophomore Matt Lang (Chestertown, MD) was the top finisher for the Lightning men, placing 87^th with a time of 36:14 in the 8K race. Junior Brad Paski (Wilmington, DE) was next in 103^rd place at 36:57, followed by sophomore Brian Kirk (Wilmington, DE) in 119^th place at 37:48, sophomore Mickey Jones (Newark, DE) in 120^th place at 37:50 and Adin ‘Chip’ Lewis (Newark, DE) in 134^th place at 38:33.

On the women’s side, freshman Katie Lewis (Newark, DE) set a new school record with a time of 25:44 in the 5K race, placing her 109^th overall. Freshman Jessica Kaszeta (Wilmington, DE) was next in 131^st place at 27:13, followed by junior Brandy Ash (Dagsboro, DE) in 155^th place at 32:11, junior Lungile Maseko (Swaziland) in 156^th place at 33:19 and senior Nonhlanhla Maseko (Swaziland) in 157^th place at 35:17.

AGATE:

Men (8K): 1) Lock Haven 36 (32:25), 2) Edinboro 56 (32:44), 3) Shippensburg 111 (33:24), 4) Bloomsburg 152 (33:46), 5) Concord 167 (33:55), 6) Millersville 178 (34:04), 7) East Stroudsburg 227 (34:27), 8) Alderson-Broaddus 228 (34:29), 9) Kutztown 229 (34:32), 10) Indiana (PA) 238 (34:33), 11) Slippery Rock 286 (34:57), 12) Clarion 328 (35:22), T-13) Wheeling Jesuit 387 (35:55) & Mansfield 387 (35:52), 15) West Chester 410 (36:03), 16) West Virginia Wesleyan 411 (36:07), 17) California (PA) 453 (36:29), 18) Felician 456 (36:30), 19) Nyack 549 (37:19), 20) Goldey-Beacom 563 (37:28), 21) Davis & Elkins 639 (38:33), 22) NJIT 698 (39:30), 23) Holy Family 708 (41:46), 24) Fairmont State 723 (40:42), 25) Ohio Valley 728 (40:27), 26) Wilmington 787 (46:20).

Goldey-Beacom (Men): 87) Lang 36:14, 103) Paski 36:57, 119) Kirk 37:48, 120) Jones 37:50, 134) Lewis 38:33.

Women (5K): 1) Edinboro 30 (21:26), 2) Kutztown 112 (22:36), 3) Slippery Rock 135 (22:51), 4) Bloomsburg 146 (22:55), 5) Indiana (PA) 159 (22:46), 6) East Stroudsburg 194 (23:12), 7) Clarion 195 (23:15), 8) Alderson-Broaddus 208 (23:27), 9) West Virginia Wesleyan 269 (23:48), 10) Charleston (WV) 328 (24:13), T-11) Shippensburg 334 (24:18) & West Chester 334 (24:20), 13) Lock Haven 365 (24:27), 14) California (PA) 381 (25:15), 15) Millersville 434 (25:02), 16) Mansfield 455 (25:31), 17) Georgian Court 456 (25:09), 18) Wheeling Jesuit 475 (25:19), 19) Nyack 551 (26:26), 20) Ohio Valley 563 (28:17), 21) NJIT 565 (26:22), 22) USP 603 (26:42), 23) Felician 663 (28:49), 24) Davis & Elkins 683 (28:00), 25) Goldey-Beacom 708 (30:45).

Goldey-Beacom (Women): 109) Lewis 25:44, 131) Kaszeta 27:13, 155) Ash 32:11, 156) L. Maseko 33:19, 157) N. Maseko 35:17.