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Aggies Compete At Gwynedd-Mercy Invitational

GWYNEDD VALLEY (PA) - Brittany Schwartz crossed the finish line in first place and helped the Delaware Valley College women's cross country team take top honors at the Gwynedd-Mercy Invitational. The men placed second in their competition.

Despite missing two of their top runners, the Aggies registered 32 points to edge Gwynedd-Mercy (33) in the four-team field. Eastern University posted 65 points while Immaculata University finished with 87 points.

Schwartz, a sophomore, placed ahead of 25 other competitors with a 5K time of 20 minutes, 57.74 seconds. Sara Brown took fourth with a time of 22 minutes, 16.55 seconds while Talesha Karish also finished in the top 10 as her time of 22 minutes, 51.87 seconds placed her sixth.

On the men's side, Delaware Valley's 49 points were just three behind Gwynedd-Mercy for the top prize, but it did best four other schools: Cumberland County College (57), Keystone College (84), Eastern University (130) and Immaculata University (159).

Chip Brumbaugh finished third out of 42 runners as the sophomore had an 8K time of 30 minutes, 6.46 seconds. Kevin McCoy took fifth with a time of 30 minutes, 29.69 seconds while James Hammond crossed the finish line 11th with a time of 32 minutes, 21.80 seconds.