Results: Men | Women

ABINGTON, PA – On Saturday, the Maritime College men's and women's cross country teams took part in the Penn State Abington Invitational at Lorimar Park for the fourth consecutive year.  The women's squad finished fifth overall, while the Privateer men ended up eighth in the team standings.

Aisling Donnelly (New City, NY) was Maritime's top finisher.  She completed the 6000-meter course in 29:59.82, which was good for 18^th place.  Mary Cirelli (Oreland, PA) placed 25^th in 31:58.38, while Livia Malmsten (Kullavik, Sweden) followed closely behind in 27^th place with a time of 32:07.36.  Rounding out the Privateers' top five on the women's side were Eily Kochon (Ulster Park, NY) (41^st, 34:36.80) and Caravel Losch (Butler, PA) (45^th, 36:18.37).

Overall, the Privateers tallied 156 points.  Stockton put six of its runners in the top 10 to take the team title with 32 points.

Maritime's men posted a team score of 209 points and were just edged out by Bryn Athyn (207) for seventh place.  Stockton also won the team title on the men's side.  The Ospreys boasted seven of the top eight finishers and had a total score of 19 points.

Leading the way for the Privateers was Michael Abbamonte (Bohemia, NY).  He ran 8000 meters in 33:01.35 to claim 32^nd place.  Jack Queen (Mamaroneck, NY) was 38^th in 34:25.17, while Pietro Lorino's (West Nyack, NY) 35:46.21 clocking was good for 42^nd place.  C.J. Elwell (Charlestown, RI) (44^th, 36:11.22) and Matthew Harkin (Massapequa, NY) (53^rd, 37:12.15) completed Maritime's top five.

After racing on back-to-back weekends, the Privateers will now have a week off before returning to action.  Maritime will participate in Lehigh University's Paul Short Run on Oct. 5.