Westminster eighth at PAC Championships

10/31/2026 10:10:00 PM

CANFIELD, Ohio--The Westminster men's cross country team finished eighth at the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships Saturday afternoon.

The eight-team, 106-runner event was contested on the Gorby Family Cross Country Course located at the Mill Creek MetroParks Farm.

Geneva totaled 32 points to win its second-straight conference title. Grove City was the runner-up with 59 points. Westminster finished with 202 points. W&J's Dom Flitcraft won his second-straight individual title, finishing the eight-kilometer race with a time of 25 minutes, 47.0 seconds.

Sophomore Nick Bender (New Castle, Pa., Neshannock) finished 37th with a time of 28:25.40 while classmate Phil Silvis (Harmony, Pa., Seneca Valley) was 64th (29.41.10). Senior Dalton Koehler (Chardon, Ohio, Fairport Harding) was 71st (30:26.70), sophomore Dillon Brunner (Pittsburgh, Pa., Upper Saint Clair) was 85th (31:19.40) and senior Hamilton Galbraith (Waterford, Pa., Fort LeBoeuf) was 106th (50:48.40).

Galbraith was named to 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 Friday at 6:30 p.m.

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