KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Kutztown men's cross country enters Saturday's PSAC championship race at Bloomsburg University with a lot of confidence from its appearance at last year's championships. KU had an historic day, tying their best overall finish of third and recording a record five All-PSAC performers.
The Golden Bears were third overall out of 15 teams last season with 94 points. They were led by a quintet of All-PSAC runners, including
Jack Hollar (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Pocono Mountain East),
Peyton Small (Littlestown, Pa./Littlestown),
Adam Brocato (Reisterstown, Md./Calvert Hall),
Robby Lloyd (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) and
Port Habalar (Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport). Lloyd and Small both return and look to lead a lineup that includes
Sean Carpenter (Blandon, Pa./Fleetwood),
Cole Doms (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling),
Ryan Fach (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus),
Weston Fry (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville),
Aiden Hoffman (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run),
Ryan Kenneff (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central), James Morton,
Connor Murphy (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth),
Brett Pevec (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus),
Josh Poulton (Landenberg, Pa./Kennett) and
Willie Wiles (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford).
The men's race, an 8k, will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the women's 6k race at approximately 11 a.m. Links for results and video are linked at the top.
Kutztown competed in four races during the 2026 season, a fifth place finish at the Lehigh Invitational on Sept. 4, a second place showing at the annual DII/DIII Challenge on Sept. 12, winning the Golden Ram Open on Oct. 10, and an eighth place outing in its last meet at the Go Fast River Run on Oct. 24.
In the 2026 PSAC Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll, the predicted order of finish in the top five by the conference's coaches was: No. 1 Shippensburg followed by East Stroudsburg, West Chester, Kutztown, and Slippery Rock.
Competitors from the PSAC Cross Country Championships will look to advance to the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville, N.C., with the hopes of making it to the NCAA DII Championships at the Rim Rock Farm course in Lawrence, Kan., on Friday, Dec. 4.
