Due to all the rain that has been happening the last couple of weeks, the Elizabethtown College cross country teams had to wait a few weeks before they could compete in their first meet. Both teams took on the Blue Jay Alumni Challenge Saturday, Sept. 15.

For the men’s team, junior Samuel Gerstenbacher and senior Tyler Alansky took a 15-50 win over the alumni. Gerstenbacher finished with a time of 16:34.00 and Alansky finished close behind in 16:57.00.

For the alumni team, 2016 graduate Andrew Lesko was the first finisher in 18:20.00.

The women’s team had three out of five top runners. Maria Anderson, a 2018 graduate, won the race. Sophomore Olivia Gerstenbacher made her Etown debut, coming in third place in 15:32.00. First-year Brooklyne Wiley earned tenth place.

Both the men’s and women’s teams will compete in the Dickinson Long/Short Invitational at Dickinson College Saturday, Sept. 22 starting at 10:30 a.m.