By: Kendis Butler 

HUNTINGDON, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's men's cross country team earned the first place spot and Tatyana Gibson finished in the top-10 individually at the Penn State Abington Invitational on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 24.  

The men's squad was led by freshman Dillan Oshell, who earned a top-10 spot with a time of 29:23.6. Mohammed Sakayl was not far behind Oshell, finishing at 30:20.2 which was good enough for 16th place. In 18th place, Samuel Bishop took a time of 30:23.9, while Jon Carnesi and Luke Culver made it in the top 35 out of 119 total runners. Steven Painter and Nic Spohn ended the race for the Lions, where they still provided valuable points to earn them and their fellow teammates a 1st-place finish with an average time of 30:38. 

On the women's side, Tatyana Gibson impressed once again, with a top-10 finish for a time of 28:06.9, while Abagail Marquardt's jaunt of 32:47.3 earned her a 33rd-place finish. Hale Glace, Kristen Smith and Emily Weber then rounded out the Penn State Harrisburg squad for the day. 
 

The Lions return to action at Gettysburg College for the Bullets' Aubrey Shank Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. 

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