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SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. For the first time in nearly two years, the Gettysburg College men’s cross country team competed in a collegiate race, opening its 2021 season under the lights at the Shippensburg University Galen Piper Invitational Friday night.
Final Team Results
- Dickinson – 42
- Shippensburg – 60
- Hagerstown CC – 72
- Washington & Lee – 101
- Gettysburg – 117
- Ship Alumni – 160
- Frostburg St. – 177
- York (Pa.) – 186
- Shepherd University – 280
Top Performers
Dylan McKeever ’21 (Furlong, Pa./Central Bucks East) ) 9th (19:47.2)
Connor Elliott ’23 (Media, Pa./Salesianum) 14th (20:00.4)
The Finish Line
- The race marked the seventh year in a row that Gettysburg opened the season with a night meet.
- The last time the Bullets competed in a collegiate race was back on November 18, 2019, at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional.
- McKeever led the way for the Bullets, clocking 19:47.2 to claim ninth out of 118 competitors on the 6K course, while Elliott was next to cross the finish line for Gettysburg, taking 14th in 20:00.4.
- Completing the team scoring for the Bullets were senior Luke Matzke (Collegeville, Pa./Malvern Prep), who placed 24th in 20:32.8, senior Will Hopkins (Raleigh, N.C./Needham B. Broughton), who took 26th in 20:33.6, and senior Jack Kenyon (Centerpoint, N.Y./Harborfields), who was 58th in 21:15.7.
- Finishing as displacers were Owen Crosby (Wilmington, Del./Newark Charter), who came in 63rd in 21:53.5, and freshman Greg Himstreet (Chatham, N.J./Chatham), who was 65th in 21:55.8.
- Christopher Scharf from Dickinson won the race in 19:09.3.
Coming Up
The Bullets return to action next Friday when they take on Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall at the Little Three Meet, hosted by Dickinson.
This story was originally posted on the Gettysburg College Website.