XC opens season hosting PS-Mont Alto, Minda takes 1st

Lemont Furnace, PA - The Fayette Nittany Lions hosted their lone Cross-Country meet of the season on April 1^st against Penn State Mont Alto, and finished with outstanding results.

For the men, Mitchell Minda finished in 1^st place for the Fayette Lions recording a 5k run time of 19 minutes and 54 seconds (which earned him PSUAC XC runner of the week). Alex Gostev followed behind Minda finishing in 2^nd place with a run time of 20 minutes and 19 seconds. Other runners for the Fayette Lions included Arlo Helms finishing in 4^th place with a run time of 23:14, Steven Painter finishing in 5^th place with a run time of 23:30, and Sean Snead finishing in 6^th place with a run time of 23:52.

For the women, Chloe Kalp was the top finisher for the Fayette Lady Lions finishing in 2^nd place with a 5k run time of 25:09. Josie Pindro followed behind Kalp with a 3^rd place finish time of 25:52. Other runners for the Fayette Lady Lions include Casey Falcon finishing in 5^th place with a run time of 28:44, Kayla Zelonka finishing in 6^th place with a run time of 30:53, and Haley Miller finishing in 7^th place with a run time of 31:19.

The Fayette Lions Cross Country team will return to action on April 10 when they travel to Penn State Mont Alto for their first away meet of the season.