ERIE, Pa. - The Mercyhurst University men's cross country team, in conjuction with Gannon University, hosted the eighth annual Race In The Park at Pleasant Ridge Park in Fairview on Saturday morning. The Lakers dominated the meet to win their first team title of the season.

Mercyhurst finished with 20 team points to take home the title. Five of the top 11 runners competing in the event on Saturday were members of the Mercyhurst men's team. Daemen finished second with 47 points while Gannon placed third with 53 points. Edinboro, Pitt-Johnstown, and Pitt-Bradford were all incomplete due to not enough runners competing.

Senior Jacob Griffin paced the Lakers with a third-place finish in the event, trailing only two Edinboro runners on the day. Griffin crossed the finish line in 27:12, just ahead of teammates freshman Jacob Eneix and junior Paul Schwan. Eneix finished fourth with a time of 27:25 while Schwan captured fifth in 27:41.

Freshman Anthony Amroski also had a top-ten finish on the day, crossing the line in 28:16 - good for ninth place. Senior Mike Williamson rounded out the Lakers' top five runners with an 11th place finish, crossing the line in 28:31.

Also competing for Mercyhurst were freshman Christopher Liatti (23rd; 31:10), redshirt senior Domenic Pucella (25th; 32:25), and freshman Alexander Burke (26th; 32:36).

The Lakers will have next weekend off before traveling to Kutztown University to compete in the PSAC Championships on Saturday, October 26.