GETTYSBURG, PA (October 18, 2025) — Competing against a strong field of 316 runners at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational hosted by Gettysburg College, the King's College men's cross country team delivered a solid effort, placing 22nd out of 34 scoring teams with 619 points on Saturday morning.

Sophomore Ben Wnuk led the Monarchs with a strong 90th-place finish, crossing the 8,000-meter course in 27:21.00. Following close behind, first-year Cohen Claar secured 112th place with a time of 27:42.80.

King's showed depth in the middle pack with first-years Nathan Higgins (179th, 29:02.10), Ryan Baxter (218th, 29:48.70), and sophomore Joseph Rossi (228th, 30:06.90) continuing the effort.

Rounding out the team's performance, junior John Gillespie finished in 245th place with a time of 30:53.60, closely followed by first-year Vinny Fazzino in 250th (31:04.70) and senior Will McCarroll in 252nd (31:11.70).

Adding further depth, first-years Noah Kolinovsky (258th, 31:22.90), Casimir Glaude (270th, 31:54.60), and Victor Cocchiaro (274th, 31:59.50) all crossed the line within minutes of each other.

Sophomore Alek Gorski completed the team's effort in 293rd place, finishing the course in 34:27.30.

King's men's cross country is set to take the course again on Saturday, November 1, at 12:00 PM for the MAC Championships, hosted by Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, PA.