LEWISBURG, Pa.-\u00a0The Bucknell cross country season began in Bethlehem at the Lehigh Open, saw great results at the Lehigh-hosted Patriot League Championships, and now the team returns to the same course for a thrice time this Friday at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals. Both the men and women’s teams finished 11th at last year’s regionals. The Lehigh course has been fair to the Bison. The Orange & Blue women placed second and the men, despite lacking full health, grabbed fifth at the Patriot League Championships.\u00a0The women’s 6k race begins at noon and the men’s 10k competition follows at 1 p.m. 31 women’s teams and 30 men’s teams will be present.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When:\u00a0Friday, Nov. 14 | Women’s 6k Race (12:00 p.m.) | Men’s 10k Race (1:00 p.m.) Donner’s Debriefing<\/p>\n Women: “Our women seem to be peaking at the right time and they are excited for regionals. Our goal is always to finish higher than our ranking which is eighth. We know the course very well. McNally has a shot for All-Region and we have others who should not be too far behind.”<\/p>\n Men: “We are very excited about the regional meet. I have always felt that the 10k distance helps our team and we always aim to finish higher than our latest ranking which is 11th. Being in the top 10 would be a successful meet for us and we have a couple of guys capable of making All-Region (top 25). The key will be our 3-4-5 men and how they execute the race.”<\/p>\n Overview
Up Next<\/p>\n Should the Bison finish in the top two, they will head to the National Championships in Columbia, Missouri.\u00a0
\nWhere:\u00a0Lehigh Cross Country Course\u00a0– Bethlehem, Pa.
\nLive Results:\u00a0leonetiming.com<\/a>
\nTournament Central: lehighsports.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n\tBoth Bison teams are excited to build upon their League Championship results. The Bucknell women minted silver and the men improved to fifth after placing sixth in 2024.\u00a0
\n\tTop 25 qualifiers are recognized as All-Region.\u00a0Top two teams automatically qualify for the National Championships.\u00a0Top four\u00a0individuals outside qualifying teams qualify for National Championships as an individual.\u00a0
\n\tBucknell’s women’s team is currently No. 8 in the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Poll.\u00a0
\n\tThe women’s roster for the regionals is Shaelan McNally<\/a>, Kailey Granger<\/a>, Katie Moncavage<\/a>, Caryn Rippey<\/a>, Bradley Weldon<\/a>, Grace Vives<\/a>, Hailey Reinhard<\/a> with Gentry Bowie<\/a> as the substitute.\u00a0
\n\tRippey and Moncavage were two of the Bison’s top five scorers in last year’s regionals. Rippey finished 44th and Moncavage slotted 94th.\u00a0
\n\tFour Bison women netted All-League honors. McNally and Granger earned First Team while Moncavage and Rippey grabbed Second Team honors.\u00a0
\n\tMcNally powered Bucknell’s second place finish with a second place finish of her own. The sophomore runner raced\u00a020:39.8. Her silver\u00a0was the highest placement for a Bison runner since Ashlyn Ramos won the 2020-21 Patriot League Championships.
\n\tCaptain Granger led her troops by example and finished sixth, running 21:05.5,\u00a0improving\u00a0upon her 12th place 2024 Second Team All-League finish.
\n\tMoncavage\u00a0continued her ascendance into one of Bucknell’s best runners with a tenth-place finish, running\u00a021:17.4.
\n\tRippey battled through the rough conditions to unlock 13th. At the second mile mark, Rippey sat 25th\u00a0before rallying for 12 spots with a time of 21:20.6.
\n\tBucknell’s men’s team is currently No. 11 in the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Poll.\u00a0
\n\tThe men’s roster for the regionals is Henry Didden<\/a>, Ethan Pratt-Perez<\/a>, Trent Dinant<\/a>, Carter Paul<\/a>, Grant Kern<\/a>, Ryan Pepperman<\/a>, David Carillo<\/a> with Cooper Hollinger<\/a> as the substitute.
\n\tBucknell returns its two top scorers, Didden and Pratt-Perez, from the 2024 regionals.\u00a0
\n\tPratt-Perez slotted 53rd and Didden placed 55th.\u00a0
\n\tTwo Bison men won All-League honors. Both Didden and Pratt-Perez slotted on the Second Team.\u00a0
\n\tDidden finished tenth, running 24:41.3.
\n\tPratt-Perez repeated his 2024 standing of 14th\u00a0place by racing 24:51.8. The sophomore runner sat at 20th\u00a0after 4k before boosting himself into All-League contention.
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