Men's Cross Country 9/26/2026 12:00:00 AM

Abington Finishes Third at Purple & Gold Open

RESULTS

Coatesville, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's cross country team finished third overall at the Purple & Gold Open hosted by West Chester University on Saturday morning. Sophomore Mason Kaminski registered a third place showing himself marking his fourth top-three finish of the season.

Race Highlights

* Kaminski was Abington's top-finisher as he concluded the 4k-course in a time of 13:02. He has now finished in the top-three in his first four races to start the season and seventh race of his career.

* The Nittany Lions' next three scorers finished back-to-back-to-back all within 12 seconds of one another. Sophomore Jackie Chen finished in 16:19 (24^th), while sophomore Dan Kulb followed in 16:29 (25^th). Senior William Lotoza was next in 16:31 (26^th).

* Junior Calvin Chen crossed the finish line in 16:45 (28^th), while freshman Rayan Elamzali and sophomore Edison Chen also got into the scoring for the Nittany Lions. Elamzali finished in 17:36 (32^nd), while Chen finished in 17:39 (33^rd).

* Other finishes for Abington include, freshmen Anthony Cocconnetti (17:57 – 35^th), Luis Salazar Mendez (18:02 – 36^th), Anthony Morales Ramirez (18:42 – 38^th), Krzysztof Kowalski-Wrzos (18:53 – 39^th) and Zach Steckel (19:10 – 41^st).

Next Up
Abington is idle next weekend but returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 10 as the Nittany Lions compete at the annual Jack St. Clair Memorial hosted by Thomas Jefferson University.

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Players Mentioned

Jackie Chen: 5' 10"; Freshman

Calvin Chen: Sophomore

Edison Chen: Freshman

Mason Kaminski: Freshman

Dan Kulb: 5' 6"; Freshman

Anthony Morales Ramirez: 5' 7"; Freshman

Zach Steckel: 5' 10"; Freshman

Rayan Elamzali: 5' 6"; Freshman

Luis Salazar Mendez: 5' 11"; Freshman

Krzysztof Kowalski-Wrzos: 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jackie Chen
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Calvin Chen
: Sophomore

Edison Chen
: Freshman

Mason Kaminski
: Freshman

Dan Kulb
: 5' 6"; Freshman

Anthony Morales Ramirez
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Zach Steckel
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Rayan Elamzali
: 5' 6"; Freshman

Luis Salazar Mendez
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Krzysztof Kowalski-Wrzos
: 5' 11"; Freshman