Newville, PA (September 23, 2023) - The DeSales University men's cross-country team competedin the 8K race at the Dickinson University Long-Short Invitational on this rainy Saturday morning. The race took place on the challenging course at Big Spring High School, home of this year's NCAA Division III National Championships.

The competitive field was loaded with talent from nationally-ranked teams Carnegie Mellon and Calvin, and regionally-ranked teams such as Babson, Case Western, Dickinson, Elizabethtown, and Wesleyan. The team finished with just 132 points to tie for fourth place, but ultimately lost the tiebreaker to Case Western.

Senior Shane Artis led the pack, receiving an award for finishing eighth place overall in a time of 25:50.3. Senior Nick Manidis notched an 18^th place finish with a time of 26:18.6. Graduate student Matt Santacoloma finished third for the team in a time of 26:37.3, good for 29^th overall.

Rounding out the top five scorers were junior Josh Deremer and first-year Joey Wilson, who both set huge personal bests. Deremer finished 35^th overall in a time of 26:54.8, while Wilson finished 42^nd with a time of 27:07.8.

Finishing in the top seven for the team was first-year Dylan Doskocil – who set a personal best in route to finish 83^rd overall with a time of 28:02.5 – and senior Ben Phillippy, who finished close behind with a time of 28:07.4 (85^th overall).

The Bulldogs will have a week to train and recover ahead of their next competition on Saturday, October 7 at the DeSales University Invitational at 10:30 AM.