MEDIA, Pa. -- The Penn State Brandywine men's cross country team ran to a second-place showing at the Lions' home Blue Apple Invitational behind a pair of runners who broke the school-record 8K time on Saturday morning, while the women's team was led by A'Nasia Love's (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central) 15th-place finish.
The Brandywine men posted a pair of top-10 showings and totaled 57 points overall. The Lions edged Camden County CC for second by one point, while Valley Forge Military College took home the team title with 51 points.
Leading the Brandywine men was Brendan Cleary (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley), who finished one place ahead of John Li (Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby) in sixth. Cleary posted a time of 28:58, while Li crossed the finish line five second later. Both runners shattered the school record 8K time, previously held by Li at 29:46. Li now owns eight of the top 10 times in program history.
David Fielding (West Chester, Pa./Salesianum) claimed 12th (29:57), while Steven Milnes' (West Chester, Pa./Central Bucks South) time of 31:44 was good for 22nd. Rounding out Brandywine in the 57-competitor race was Luke Dixon (Wayne, Pa./Radnor), who crossed the line in 34:17 and William Ortiz (Queens, N.Y./Martin Luther School), who ran to a time of 39:27.
Love ran the women's 5K race in a time of 25:37, while Brooke Theveny (Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley) was the second Lion to cross the finish line, taking 24th with a time of 29:27.
The Lions are back in action for the final time during the regular season at the Immaculata Invitational on Frida at 4:00 pm.

January 2, 2018
Forty-One Student-Athletes Earn PSUAC Fall All-Academic Honors

November 14, 2017
Eight Fall Student-Athletes Claim USCAA National Academic Team Honors

November 10, 2017
Three Brandywine Cross Country Runners Race At National Championships

November 8, 2017
Brandywine’s Fall Conference Champions Set For USCAA Championships

October 28, 2017
Two Brandywine Runners Qualify For Nationals At PSUAC Championships

October 27, 2017
Cross Country Runs At PSUAC Championships Saturday

October 19, 2017
Cross Country Rounds Out Regular Season At Immaculata Invitational

September 23, 2017
Brandywine Faces PSUAC Competition At Mont Alto

September 16, 2017
Lions Run At Abington Invitational

September 9, 2017
Brandywine Places Six In Top 11 At Cheyney Invitational

August 30, 2017
Brandywine Fall Teams Kick Off 2017 Seasons Friday