Westminster participates in the Carnegie Mellon Invitational

10/10/2026 11:13:00 AM

CLINTON, Pa.--The Westminster men's cross country team competed in the Carnegie Mellon Invitational Saturday morning.

The 23-team, 234-competitor event was held at Youthtowne. Ashland won the team title with a score of 71 points. Carnegie Mellon alumni Ryan Podnar won the individual competition with a time of 24 minutes, 28.90 seconds.

Sophomore Nick Bender (New Castle, Pa., Neshannock) finished in 170th-place with a time of 28:42.10 and sophomore Phil Silvis (Harmony, Pa., Seneca Valley) finished 183rd with a time of 29:15.50. Senior Dalton Koehler (Chardon, Ohio, Fairport Harding) was 215th (31:06.80) and sophomore Dillon Brunner (Pittsburgh, Pa., Upper Saint Clair) was 220th (31:37.50).

Up next:
Westminster will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships. The eight-kilometer race will begin at 12 p.m. on the Gorby Family Championship Cross Country Course at the Mill Creek MetroParks Farm.

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