GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Sixteen of 22 St. Bonaventure men's cross country runners ran personal best times and the Bonnies were the top-finishing college team in an outstanding effort despite rainy conditions Saturday at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational.

St. Bonaventure placed second overall in the 26-team field, behind only a sponsored New Balance club team. It marks one of the best showings in a full field meet for the Bonnies in program history.

The Bonnies posted a team score of 86, behind only the Pacers/GRC New Balance score of 24. Mount St. Mary's was third (113) while Allegheny (153) and Franklin & Marshall (168) rounded out the top five.

Clay Peets placed third individually in the field of 263 competitors. He ran the 8K course going through the historic Gettysburg battlefields in a time of 24:39.7, behind only two Pacers/GRC New Balance runners. The winning time was 24:25.6 and Peets was the top runner representing a collegiate team. Peets' average mile time was 4:57.7.

Aiden Scattergood and Zane Courtwright each were in the top 10 as well with the Bonnies registering three top-10 times overall.

Scattergood finished the course in 24:51.9, a new personal best time that stands second individually in the program record books behind only Peets who set the school record with a time of 24:16.3 set earlier this fall. The sophomore finished sixth in the large field.

Courtwright also ran his best collegiate mark of 25:16.6 to place 10^th individually. He remains third in the program record books, but bettered his previous top effort by 20 seconds.

Ethan Luce (26:23.6) and Alex Ryan (26:29.1) were also in the Bonnies scoring with PR times. Luce jumps from a tie for 15^th in the individual program top times to 12^th in Bona history while Ryan is now 13^th.

Bona's top seven rounded out with Colin McCarthy (26:36.9) and Kieran Ryan (26:37.3) with Ryan also posting a new top-20 program record book time.

Saturday's effort is easily Bona's best at the Gettysburg meet. The Bonnies last competed in the meet back in 2018, finishing 14^th. On that day five years ago, the Bonnies top time of 27:24.3 would today rank 12^th in the team standings.

St. Bonaventure will compete in the Atlantic 10 Championships Saturday, Oct. 28 in Cedarville, Ohio.

BONNIES RESULTS
3. Clay Peets – 24:39.7
6. Aiden Scattergood – 24:59.1 (PR)
10. Zane Courtwright – 25:16.6 (PR)
36. Ethan Luce – 26:23.6 (PR)
41. Alex Ryan – 26:29.1 (PR)
48. Colin McCarthy – 26:36.9
50. Kieran Ryan – 26:37.3 (PR)
60. Casey Malloy – 26:52.5 (PR)
67. Matthew Ryan – 27:02.9 (PR)
70. Jared Deno – 27:05.6 (PR)
73. William McCarthy – 27:09.1 (PR)
95. Lucas Catarella – 27:36.5
101. Tyler Schott – 27:45.8 (PR)
110. Ryan Umiker – 28:00.3 (PR)
122. Drew Carlson – 28:17.5 (PR)
128. Brecken Riley – 28:21.8 (PR)
132. Conor Quinn – 28:26.0
133. Henry Trost – 28:27.2 (PR)
134. James Fitzmaurice – 28:30.2
139. Owen Noecker – 28:35.6
149. James Hoffman – 28:44.1 (PR)
150. Riley Dillon – 28:46.8 (PR)

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