Oct. 7, 2006

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Erie, Pa. - The Mercyhurst men's cross country team had little difficulty in defeating cross-town rival Gannon Saturday. The Lakers had six of the top eight finishers in winning 20-42.

Kenneth Foster cruised to the victory, winning by 26 seconds in a time of 28:16. Teammate Josh Peterson was next in 28:42, 27 seconds better than Gannon's top finisher, Mike Mion, who placed third. Matt Deragon ended fourth in 29:29 and Kurtis Billig was sixth in 29:59.

Mike Humphrey placed seventh in 30:10 and Nate Smith was eighth with a time of 30:15. Jon Lyons finished 10th in 30:27, followed by Kevin Szczepanski in 30:55. Caleb Gnage was 16th in 31:34 and Kevin Flanagan was 17th in 31:46. Derek Hoerner placed 19th with a time of 32:55 and Andrew Rusnak was 21st at 33:05.

Mercyhurst will head back to the course to race at the Slippery Rock Invitational Saturday.