Westminster men seventh at PAC Championships

11/1/2025 9:10:00 PM

MEADVILLE, Pa.--The Westminster College men's cross country program finished in seventh place at the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships Saturday morning.

The nine-team, 100-runner event was hosted by Allegheny at the Robertson Athletic Complex.

Geneva totaled 38 points to win its first conference title. Grove City was the runner-up with 71 points. Westminster finished with 216 points. W&J's Dominic Flitcraft won the PAC's individual title, finishing the eight-kilometer race with a time of 26 minutes, 16.90 seconds.

Freshman Nick Bender (New Castle, Pa., Neshannock) finished 30th with a time of 29:23.10 while classmate Phil Silvis (Harmony, Pa., Seneca Valley) was 52nd (30:48.50). Junior Dalton Koehler (Chardon, Ohio, Fairport Harding) was 66th (31:41.00) and senior Justin Redilla (Cranberry Township, Pa., Seneca Valley) was 80th (32:47.60). Freshman Dillon Brunner (Pittsburgh, Pa., Upper Saint Clair) was 88th (34:01.70) rounded out Westminster's scoring five.

Freshman Nate Gannoe (Erie, Pa., Cathedral Prep) was 92nd (34:34.20) while junior Dennis Jones (West Middlesex, Pa., West Middlesex) finished 95th (36:56.20).

Jones was named the PAC's Sportsmanship Team after the championship race. The PAC Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all PAC teams.

Up next:
Westminster is scheduled to compete at the Grove City Twilight (5K) on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

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