Lock Haven, Pa. - Juniata's men's cross country team finished fourth out of 15 schools at the Lock Haven Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 24. Conor Dimond (Summerhill, Pa./Forest Hills), Nicholas Simpson (Silver Spring, Md./Albert Einstein) and Petro Sokirniy (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Upper Moreland) were the first three Eagles to complete the 8k race.

Dimond finished 12th out of the 202 contestants with a time of 26:12.60, thirty seconds faster than his personal best. Before the 2016 Lock Haven Invitational, he held a personal best of 26:32.1, set at the 2015 Lock Haven Invitational. 

Simpson finished with a time of 26:51.40, putting him at 31st in the race. Sokirniy was just one contestant behind Simpson, finishing 33rd with a time of 27:01.30. Sokriniy also surpassed his personal best set at the 2014 Lock Haven Invitational (27:29.4).

Freshmen Desmond O'Donovan (Philadelphia, Pa./Science Leadership Academy) and Evan Ulrich (Homer, N.Y./Homer Senior High) were part of the top five Eagles to finish. O'Donovan finished 41st with a time of 27:21.10. Ulrich was just seconds behind (27:29.8), placing 47th.

Next up for the men's cross country team is DeSales Invitational on Oct. 8th.