Youngstown State University
Penn State National Open
Cross Country Delivers Impressive Performance at Penn State National Open
10/14/2022 12:50:00 PM | Cross Country
The Youngstown State men's and women's cross country teams turned in notable performances at the highly competitive Penn State National Open on Friday at the PSU Golf Courses in State College, Pa.
The Penguins finished four runners in the top 50 in the men's 5.2 mile. Chase Easterling paced the Penguins, clocking a 25:34.0 in his 14th-place finish out of a loaded field of 138 competitors. Hunter Christopher also finished top 20, placing 19th with a time of 25:51.8.
Tyler Clark was the next finisher for YSU, clocking a 26:05.1 to place 30th. Ryan Meadows also turned out a top-50 performance, finishing 46th with a time of 26:25.9.
Rounding out the scoring fleet for the men was Ty Coon in 56th with a time of 26:39.9.
Overall, the men's team finished seventh out of 14 competing universities with 157 points, finishing ahead of the home team, Penn State, for the first time in YSU history.
Morgan Cole led the Penguins in the women's 6k, clocking a 21:21.8 to finish 26th out of 161 runners. Carly Hall was the next Guin to cross the finish line in 69th with a time of 22:20.2, the 10th-fastest women's 6k time in program history.
Mackenzie Scott and Aiamyia Dudley ran times of 23:16.4 and 23:18.5, respectively, to place 110th and 111th.
The women finished 14th overall with 397 points.
The Penguins are next in action on Saturday, October 22 as they head to the Bill Lennox Slippery Rock Invitational at the Lawrence Country Fairgrounds in New Castle, Pa. This race will be the final tune-up before the highly anticipated Horizon League Championships in Rochester, Mich. on Saturday, October 29.
