GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Delaware Valley University men's and women's cross country teams turned in several personal-best performances at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational on Saturday. The women's team finished 28th out of 46 teams in a field of 452 finishers, while the men's team placed 42nd out of 44 teams in a field of 456 runners. The meet featured multiple personal records and first-time races at the championship distances for the Aggies.

The DelVal women were led by a strong group of individual performances in the 6K race. Lindsay Taylor recorded a personal-best time of 24:14.1, moving into eighth place on the program's all-time 6K list. Mariah Shatley made her collegiate debut at the 6K distance clocking in at 25:26.1and secured the 17th-fastest time in program history.

Arianna Askew and Samantha Swearingen also delivered personal-best performances, ranking 28th and 31st, respectively, on DelVal's all-time 6K list with times of 26:20.7 and 26:32.9. Max Louis completed her first 6K race finishing in 26:49.8, while Alannah Perkins added another personal-best performance to the Aggies' day with a time of 28:59.6.

On the men's side Gustavo Mora completed his first 8K race and earned the 22nd-fastest time, 28:11.3, in program history at the distance. Jack also recorded a personal-best time of 31:57.0 to highlight the Aggies' individual performances.
 

DelVal will look to build on its progress as the team continues its preparation for the upcoming Middle Atlantic Conference Championships set to take place on Oct. 31.