Results

LEBANON, Pa. – Junior Toby Gaynor placed 10th among 237 runners while running the second-fastest 8K time ever by a Ranger, leading the Drew University men's cross country team at the 49th annual Lebanon Valley College Invitational on Saturday at Union Canal Tunnel Park.

Gaynor, who was the seventh Division III finisher, blistered the 8,000-meter course in 26 minutes, 21 seconds. Only one runner – Gordon Kenny C'95 – has run the distance faster. Kenny clocked a school-record 26:17 at the 1992 Ramapo Roadrunner Invitational.

As a team, the Rangers finished 12th among 22 schools. Navy claimed the team title while Messiah University was the top Division III team.

Finishing second for Drew was freshman Dylan Crain, who placed 104th in 29:30. Classmate Gaetano Allegri, took 156th in 31:04, while sophomore Shawn Corcoran came in 176th in 32:28. Freshman Ricky Ruto Talam rounded out the team scoring, finishing 193rd in 33:34.

Kevin Baronoski of Community College of Baltimore County won the race in 25:17 while Messiah's Logan Horst (25:30) was the top Division III finisher.

The Rangers are back in action next Saturday at the Manhattan College Jasper Invitational, held at Twin Ponds at the Farm in Montgomery, N.Y.