FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Destiny Foster and Destiny Parks Earn All-ECAC Honors at ECAC Cross Country Championship – Jesse Jones Top Men's Finisher

MANSFIELD – Sophomores Destiny Foster and Destiny Parks both earned All-East honors in leading the Mansfield University women's cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the ECAC Division II Cross Country Championship at Mansfield's Lambs Creek Course Sunday morning.

Mansfield finished seventh in the men's competition.

"Awesome, just awesome," said Mountaineer head coach Mike Rohl about the women's performance. "Just a great finish as a team and for both Destiny's. We finished ahead of East Stroudsburg and West Chester who were both ranked higher than us going into the meet and that's something we were looking to accomplish."

Foster posted a time of 22:36.4 on the 6k course to finish eight spots behind race winner Lauren Lehman (21:26.7) of Bloomsburg while Parks (23:01.1) edged out April Schlusser of Shippensburg by .7 to claim 15^th place and the final All-East spot.

A young Mansfield team, the top six finishers being underclassmen, also got solid performances from sophomore Allison McCurry (23:29.0) with a 23^rd overall finish and freshman Kirsten Anderson (23:45.5) who placed 26^th. Fellow freshman Sarah Morin (23:53.9) took 33^rd.

Sophomore Melanie Hilliard (24:35.7) and senior Susan Learn (24:51.5) rounded out the Mountaineer's effort finishing 45^th and 49^th respectively.

Bloomsburg won the team championship with 52 points followed by Shippensburg with 67 points and Seton Hill with 82 points. Mansfield was fourth with 106 points.

In the men's competition, Jesse Jones finished 10^th in individual scoring and 17^th overall, turning in a time of 26:22.0 over the 8k course to pace the Mountaineer men to seventh-place finish. Sophomores Shakim Blackwell (27:23.3) and Ben Drexler (27:54.4) finished 37^th and 45^th overall in the 88 runner competition.

Junior Quashaun Willis (28:12.0) and senior Jake Portock (28:55.1) rounded out Mansfield's top five finishing 54^th and 62^nd overall.

Junior Jordan Boothe (29:12.3) and freshman Carson Ayers (29:36.5) were 62^nd and 71^st overall.

Shippensburg dominated the men's field, capturing the first eight finishes, to win the team title with 15 points. Sophomore Braden Bruning won the individual title with a time of 25:26.3.

Mansfield will host the PSAC Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships at Lambs Creek on Nov. 8.