FULL RESULTSPHOTO GALLERYLATROBE, Pa. (Oct. 31) - Junior
Brandan Moretton won his second straight individual Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship, helping power the Saint Vincent men's cross country team to a sixth-straight PAC team title.
Moretton crossed the finish line with a time of 26:58 in the 8K event, four seconds ahead of W&J's Harley Moyer to claim the PAC title and earn PAC Men's Runner of the Year honors.
Senior
Vince Tonzo was the Bearcats second best finisher, earning All-PAC First Team status with a time of 27:43 and sixth place finish overall. Freshman
John Paul Depew finished in eighth place overall, with an All-PAC Second Team time of 27:50.
Senior
Sam Homan joined Depew on the Second Team, finishing in 10th place overall with a time of 27:54.
August Sander,
Ryan Detsch Jimmy Farnan and
Alex Krieger earned All-PAC Honorable Mention honors, rounding out the Bearcats top eight runners. Sander finished in 28:15, while Detsch came in at 28:17, Farnan finished up in 28:23 and Krieger at 28:29.
The Bearcats put together a team score of 40, while W&J finished runner-up at 71. Grove City rounded out the top three teams, with a total of 85.
Saint Vincent also was honored with the PAC Team Sportsmanship award, following the event. W&J coach Dale Boring took home PAC Men's Coach of the Year honors. The awards were voted upon by the league's 10 head coaches.
SVC returns to competition at the Division III Mideast Regionals, hosted by Dickinson College, on Saturday, Nov. 14. Start time is slated for 12 p.m.