The Lancaster Bible men's and women's cross-country teams traveled to Gettysburg, Pa to compete at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational hosted by Gettysburg. The event would consist of 34 men's teams and 33 women's teams. The Charger men would go on to finish 30^th and the women 15^th overall.

The Charger men's team would be made up of six different runners. David Helms would be the first to cross for the Chargers in 25^th place with a time of 25:50.3. John Spackman and Victor Hanley would be the next two Chargers to cross at 29:50.5 (219^th) and 31:00.2 (249^th). Jay Royal crossed the finish line at 31:34.9 (261^st). The final two Chargers to cross would be Dustin Frantz and Caleb Woods at 37:31.0 (303^rd) and 42:03.4 (308^th). The team would score a total of 763.

The Charger women's team would be comprised of six different runners. Abby Ames would be the first to cross with a program record 23:20.4, landing her in 40^th place. Not too far behind would be teammate Seana Dougherty with a time of 23:47.2 placing her in 57^th. Cadee Cameron and Shawna Donough were the next to cross at 24:14.0 (74^th) and 26:55.8 (192^nd). Rosa Johnson would finish in 247^th with a time of 29:37.2. The final Charger to cross would be Faith Garber at 38:38.3 (293^rd). The team would end with a total score of 475.

Melissa Baughman, Director of Track and Field and Cross Country said this about the day. "Great meet today! We saw lots of good competition and a fast course. Everyone had big PRs today."

Up Next:
The Chargers will make their way to Annville, Pa for the LVC Last Chance on Friday, October 24^th.