ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday, October 15, 2005

Etown Runs at Penn State and Gettysburg Invitationals

STATE COLLEGE and GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- Elizabethtown ran at a pair of invitationals Saturday. The Blue Jays sent seven of their top runners to the Penn State National Invitational, where Etown placed 28th in a field of 37 mostly NCAA Division I teams with a total of 746 points. The Blue Jays’ junior varsity squad ran at the Gettysburg Invitational, where the group placed 17th out of 23 teams consisting of NCAA Division I, II and III teams, posting a score of 431.

At Penn State, Tyson Evensen (West Sand Lake, NY/Averill Park) was Etown’s top finisher. He placed 137th out of 294 finishers on the 5.2 mile course in 27:06. Jason Theobald (Honesdale, PA/Honesdale) was Etown’s number two runner at PSU with a time of 27:13 in 155th place, and Greg Wetzel (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks East) finished in 164th place in 27:19. Patrick Donovan (South Pasadena, CA/St. Francis) finished in 27:20 in 166th place overall.

At Gettysburg, Ryan St. Clair (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg) was Etown’s top runner in 89th place out of 232 finishers on the 8k course. He finished in 29:13.

Etown will return to action as the host of the Elizabethtown Invitational Saturday, October 22 at the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds.

At State College, Pa.
Penn State National Invitational (5.2 mile race): Etown Varsity Team 28th/37 scoring teams, 746 points
Etown individual finishers (294 finishers): 137. Tyson Evensen 27:06; 155. Jason Theobald 27:13; 164. Greg Wetzel 27:19; 166. Patrick Donovan 27:20; 200. Ryan Mulcahy 27:42; 247. David Cohen 28:23; 264. Brandon Bear 28:39
At Gettysburg, Pa.
Gettysburg Invitational (8k race): Etown JV Team 17th/23 scoring teams, 431 points
Etown individual finishers (232 finishers): 89. Ryan St. Clair 29:13; 105. Dylan Rulander 29:38; 107. Scott Derkacz 29:40; 118. Evan Metz 30:01; 120. Nick Patterson 30:03; 129. James Munnelly 30:13; 135. Drew Graybeal 30:27; 159. Ryan Allmond 31:05.