Center Valley, PA (October 8, 2022) - The DeSales University men's cross country team placed second out of 20 teams at the DeSales University Invitational on Saturday morning marking the best team finish for the Bulldogs this season.

The top four Bulldogs also received medals for finishing within the top 20 overall.

Junior Shane Artis ran the second-fastest time in team history at the home invitational, setting a personal best with an 8k time of 26:05.9 (fifth overall). Junior Nick Manidis finished close behind with a personal best in a time of 26:13.6 (seventh overall). Senior Matt Santacoloma was third for the team, finishing 13^th overall with a personal best of 26:26.0. Senior Carl Tyce finished fourth on the team and 22^nd overall with a time of 26:53.3. 
Sophomore JP Katzenmoyer had yet another personal best, finishing 34^th overall in a time of 27:23.9 to round out the top five runners. Other notable performances include senior Joseph Cummings with a sixth-place team finish (38^th overall) in a time of 27:29.4, and another personal best for junior Ben Phillippy, who finished seventh on the team and 47^th overall in a time of 27:40.2.

There were several personal bests from other Bulldogs, including:

• Dean Ricco, Junior: 27:50.9 (50^th)
• Josh Deremer, Sophomore: 27:52.8 (51^st)
• Joey Menta, Senior: 27:56.3 (54^th)
• James Cook, First-year: 28:03.2 (60^th) 
• Forrest Miller, First-year: 28:10.2 (66^th)
• Matt Chylack, Junior: 28:15.3 (70^th)
• Tom Greve, Senior: 28:24.4 (77^th) 
• Timothy Connell, Junior: 29:26.5 (116^th)
• Patrick Smith, First-year: 31:05.9 (161^st)
• Jordan Gallo, First-year: 32:49.2 (193^rd)
• John Murphy, Sophomore: 33:07.8 (200^th)
• Landon Kershner, Sophomore: 33:47.0 (211^th)

After a successful home invitational, the Bulldogs will travel to the Gettysburg College Invitational next Saturday at 10:30 AM.