The Lancaster Bible College Men's and Women's Cross Country teams were off to the races on Saturday morning in their first 2026 meet as they competed in the Dutchmen Invitational hosted by Lebanon Valley College. The Chargers finished seventh out of 15 teams on the Men's side while the Women's team did not have a team score.
 
Men's Recap
The Chargers were led by David Helms (Sr.) who placed on the podium for individual runners at third-place overall, finishing with a time of 26:11.7. The next finisher for the Chargers was newcomer Matthew McKinney (Fr.), placing 29th overall in his first race with a time of 28:41.1. John Spackman (Sr.) was next for the Chargers in 72nd overall with a time of 30:55.4, followed by Ethan Dell (Jr.) in 79th with a time of 31:12.5 in his first race. Wrapping up the team score for LBC was Kingsiah Oquendo (So.), setting a new personal-best at 33:02.7. Jaden Royal (Sr.) followed close behind at 33:21.4 with two other LBC finishers after in Victor Hanley (So. | 36:01.1) and Caleb Woods (Sr. | 44:17.6)
 
Women's Recap
The Women's team had just two runners compete on Saturday morning as two returners crossed the finish line. Cadee Cameron (Jr.) crossed in 26th place with a time of 20:59.1 while Seana Dougherty (Jr.) was close behind with a time of 21:20.6 for 33rd overall.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers next meet will take place in two weeks as they travel to Abington, Pa. to take part in the Abington Invitational hosted by Penn St. Abington on Saturday, September 19.