Results

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (Oct. 21) – Led by a trio of top-25 runners, the Vulcans placed fifth in the team standings at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships on Saturday morning.

The California (PA) men's cross country team finished with 180 points at the league meet hosted by Bloomsburg. The Vulcans posted consecutive top-five finishes at the PSAC Championships for the first time since the 2013-14 seasons. Shippensburg cruised to its first league title since 2017 after finishing second at the event four times in the previous five seasons. The Raiders totaled 26 points while boasting four of the top-five individual runners on Saturday. Slippery Rock placed second in the team standings with 65 points and IUP finished third with 105 points.

Senior Noah Bernarding earned All-PSAC First-Team status after registering the best finish of his career. He placed 10th overall in a field of nearly 150 runners with a time of 26 minutes, 46.8 seconds. Bernarding, who was the overall leader at the three-kilometer marker, used a split of 3:07.6 over the final 1,000 meters to climb from 13th place to 10th overall. The Cochranton, Pennsylvania, native previously earned All-PSAC Second-Team honors in each of his three appearances at the league meet with his best finish being 19th place as sophomore in 2021.

Sophomore Jonathan Thrush finished in 12th place on Saturday with a time of 26:54.4 to receive All-PSAC First-Team laurels for the third time in his career. He sat 24th overall after the initial kilometer before jumping three spots over the final 1,000 meters with a split of 3:14.1. Thrush placed third overall at the PSAC Championships last fall after finishing in seventh place as a true freshman in the spring of 2020.

Senior Mason Jobe garnered All-PSAC Second-Team honors for the third time after crossing the finish line 24th overall with a time of 27:23.0.

Sophomore Kolby Kent finished in 69th place with a time of 28:44.1 and freshman Jordan Wiedman rounded out the team scorers with a time of 28:59.8 to finish 77th overall.

Shippensburg sophomore Garrett Quinan earned the individual title by over six seconds with a time of 25:58.3. He finished sixth overall at the league championships in 2022.

The Vulcans return to action on Nov. 4 when they compete at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships hosted by Lock Haven.

CAL RESULTS AT PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
10 (10). Noah Bernarding 26:46.8
12 (12). Jonathan Thrush 26:54.4
24 (24). Mason Jobe 27:23.0
69 (64). Kolby Kent 28:44.1
77 (70). Jordan Wiedman 28:59.8
84 (74). George Boutiller 29:17.1
108 (90). Jon Berzonsky 30:20.7
113 (-). Bill Folmer 30:48.1
116 (-). Will Berzonsky 30:59.1
121 (-). Amin Contreras 31:13.9
129 (-). Caden Montgomery 31:37.9