LOCK HAVEN –
Kenzie Jones and
Ryan Clifford earned All-Region honors both coming in 20
th overall at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships hosted by Lock Haven on Saturday.
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The women earned a 17th place team finish in their 6k while the men took 16th overall in their 10k.
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Coming off an All-PSAC performance two weeks ago, Jones came in 20
th overall with a mark of 21:57 to earn All-Region accolades in her first regional appearance. This marks the seventh consecutive year a Mansfield University women's runner has earned the All-Region title.
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Senior
Kirsten Anderson was back of Jones at 63
rd, turning in a time of 23:13. Freshman
Lyndsey Payne finished 96
th (24:00) followed by
Pascalwoyldyna Leonard (116) and
Janelle Peachy (132) to round out the top runners for the Mountaineers.
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Clifford brought All-Region honors back to Mansfield for the men for the first time since Josh Wooten and
Chris Cummings completed the feat in 2008. The junior finished 20
th overall punching in at 32:07 in his second regional appearance. This is also the highest regional finish since Bud Plaszenski placed 22
nd back in 2010 and the third highest finish ever in men's program history.
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Ben Drexler paced the rest of the men with a time of 34:56 good for 91
st place.
Dylan Rhodes (103) crossed the finish line at 35:26 followed closely by
Travis Keefe (105) with 35:31.
Carson Ayers and
Jordan Cash-Rawleigh finished consecutively within four seconds of each other at 37:00 and 37:04, respectively.
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