Sept. 17, 2006

PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's men's cross country squad placed sixth at the Lock Haven Invitational this weekend. The 10K meet, held at Lock Haven University, featured eight Hawks in the 111-runner field, led by freshman Jonathan Sclafani. The University of Pennsylvania took first place in the eight-team contest.

Sclafani finished the race with a time of 33:47.22, good for a 32nd-place finish. Right behind Sclafani, in 33rd, was senior co-captain Shawn Duffy. Duffy finished in 33:47.83. Sophomore Justin Heinze was the next Hawk across the line, coming in at 34:15.12 (41st place). Michael Howanski, another sophomore, finished 53rd with a time 34:49.84.

Also running for SJU were senior Brian O'Neill, sophomores Brendan Kearney and Stephen Young, and freshman Chris Savino. O'Neill turned in a time of 35:36.63 (60th). Savino's time of 35:57.01 earned him 68th place. 79th place went to Kearney at 36:53.20, while Young ran a 36:58.20 for 81st place.

The next meet for the Hawks is September 30th. The Hawks will travel to New York for the Iona Invitational, scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m.

Saint Joseph's Results
32 Jonathan Sclafani 33:47.22
33 Shawn Duffy 33:47.83
41 Justin Heinze 34:15.12
53 Michael Howanski 34:49.84
60 Brian O'Neill 35:36.63
68 Chris Savino 35:57.01
79 Brendan Kearney 36:53.20
81 Stephen Young 36:58.20

Team Results
1. University of Pennsylvania 25
2. Penn State 39
3. Bucknell 77
4. La Salle 122
5. Lock Haven 140
6. Saint Joseph's 174
7. West Chester 202
8. Penn State Club Team 227