LEWISBURG, Pa.-- Colgate men's and women's cross country raced at the Patriot League Championship late Saturday morning held at Bucknell University's Cross Country Course.

The women's team were the first to race with the starter's pistol sounding off at 10:00 AM as the team finished in ninth place out of 10.An hour after the women began, the men took off for their race, finishing 10th. Carollin Mellin and Owen Holland were the top finishers for the Raiders in their respective races.

Mellin finished 37th overall out of 105 competitors with a time of 22:31.6 minutes for the 5950m race. For the first 3k of the race, Mellin was keeping pace with teammate Emma Pizer before she began to break away, passing 13 other races in the final half of the race. 

Pizer remained consistent throughout her race, finishing second for the Raiders with a time of 23:06.5. Rounding out the top three for Colgate was senior Abigail Melican, who finished in 87th with a time of 24:10.1, consistently increasing her pace to pass 14 competitors in total throughout her run.

Owen Holland crossed the finish line first for the men's side, narrowly beating out freshman teammate Owen McMorrow, as the two were keeping pace for the entirety of the 8050m race. 

Holland came in 75th out of 114 with a time of 26:54.6, followed immediately by McMorrow, who finished 77th with a time of 26:56.6. Juniors Gavin Fowler and William Crounse finished 87th and 92nd respectably, with Crounse passing 23 racers in total throughout his run.

FROM THE SOURCE
Interim Head Cross Country Coach Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick
"I felt that our team came out and competed today. The performances were highlighted by Junior Carollin Mellin in her outstanding race with a 37th place finish. Senior Emma Pizer improved  to her best Patriot League finish while running second for the Raiders. The women's team placed ninth and ran a tough second half to do so."

"The men's team, while not moving up a place, improved their overall time average over 45 seconds from last year led by sophomore Owen Holland. Right behind him was freshman Owen McMorrow. We will learn from this and keep building to make this team stronger."

UP NEXT
The Raiders will have a week off to prepare to return to Van Cortlandt Park, N.Y. for the NCAA Regional Championships on Friday, November 11th.