Lions Finish 25th at Regionals

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team finished in 25th place out of 47 teams at the regional meet on Saturday afternoon.

A total of 328 runners competed in the 8K race with the Lions placing four in the top 150.

Denis Lydon (Plum, PA/Plum) led the way for Behrend.  Lydon placed 77th with a pace of 5:33.  He clocked in with a time of 27:30.  Senior Carl Kallgren (Erie, PA/McDowell) capped off his senior career with a time of 28:17 to finish in 123rd place.

Billy Cvecko (Erie, PA/McDowell) finished up his first year with a 142nd place finish.  Cvecko was close behind Kallgren with a time of 28:37.  Alex Myers (Oakmont, PA/Riverview)) finished just after Cvecko.  Myers came in at 28:42.  Freshman Jason Zabelsky (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) rounded out the top five for the Lions.  Zabelsky ran a strong race with a time of 28:54 for a 158th place finish.