PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Glenville State Cross Country teams raced one final time before the Mountain East Conference Championship today, running in Pittsburgh at Schenley Park. The Pioneer men had their best 8k race of the season while Natalie Barr topped her own school record in the 5k.

The Women
Natalie Barr's 18:35 finish beats her old school record of 18:48, allowing her to finish in 3^rd place. Jenna Barnett crossed the line at 19:52, placing 23^rd. Katie Hicks improved her time and #8 all-time spot, finishing at 20:19 (33^rd place). Abby Dixon (20:50, 57^th) and Hannah Rowan (21:24, 71^st) both PR'd while Savannah Cunningham (21:55, 77^th), Hannah Hill (22:58, 92^nd) and Sara Lowe (27:45, 116^th) rounded out the Pioneer women.

The Men
Patrick Reilly secured a top 10 finish for the Pioneers, placing 10^th with a time of 26:01. Nick Pitchford placed 17^th, crossing at 26:31. Jackson Mallett ran at 27:35 to take 43^rd place, Bryan Utt took 66^th with a time of 28:17, Caden Davis was 73^rd at 28:39, Daniel Kargol took 80^th place at 29:14 and Devan Lawson finished with a time of 32:06 for 114^th. It was a PR day for Dylan Blackshire (27:48, 52^nd), Isaac Slater (28:28, 69^th), Elijah Armes (30:35, 96^th), Alex Rogerson (30:37, 98^th), Cameron Maurer (30:51, 100^th) and Spencer Nolan (31:47, 111^th).

"Four years of coming to this meet, this is the best I have ever seen our group execute this course. We wanted today to be a positive step forward heading into the conference meet, and it was that and more" said Head Coach Dan Meyers.

Up Next For The Pioneers
The Pioneers will race at the Mountain East Conference Championship on Oct. 26 at Oglebay Resort.