The Lancaster Bible College Men's Cross Country team competed in the United East Championship meet on Saturday at Union Canal Tunnel Park in Lebanon, Pa., hosted by Penn St. Berks as nine teams ran for the conference title. The Chargers placed third overall with a team score of 96 points, landing three runners inside the top-20 and seeing multiple individual PRs across the board for LBC. Penn St. Berks secured the team title with a score of 50 points while St. Mary's (Md.) placed second in the team standings with 65 points.
 
Individual Recap
The Chargers were led by David Helms (Sr.) who finished as the individual Runner-Up, finishing just 11.2 seconds behind the leader with a time of 25:26.0 and setting a new personal record in the 8K race. This was the second straight Runner-Up finish for Helms at the conference meet for his second straight United East First Team accolade. Matthew McKinney (Fr.) was the Chargers' next finisher, crossing with a time of 28:01.5 for 15th-Place overall and an All-Conference Second Team finish. Right behind him was Ethan Dell (Sr.), finishing half a second behind with a time of 28:02.0 for 16th overall and a Second Team finish as well. Next up for the Chargers was Isaac Sollenberger (Fr.) with a time of 29:36.5, slashing 24 seconds off his personal best and earning 32nd overall. Wrapping up the team scoring for the Chargers was John Spackman (Sr.) in 36th-Place overall, running for a time of 30:07.9. Victor Hanley (So.) was close behind for LBC with a time of 30:16.2, setting a personal record by less than a second and finishing in 39th-Place, then Jaden Royal (Sr.) squeezed into the top-50 overall with a time of 31:41.3. Ismael Lopez Torres (Fr.) was the final finisher for the Chargers, earning 71st-Place with a personal-best time of 37:13.1 by over a minute.
 
Gallaudet's Sevan Ikeda captured the Individual title with a time of 25:14.8 to set a new conference record, then Penn St. Abington's Mason Kaminski finished with a time of 26:13.1 for third place overall. Penn St. Berks rounded out the top-five as Samuel Bradford finished fourth at 26:27.5 and Adrian Maldonado crossed fifth in a time of 26:35.5.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers will conclude their 2026 season as they compete in the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional meet hosted by Lock Haven University on Saturday, November 14.