The Bearcats saw a number of runners record personal best times at the Ed Fry Invitational hosted by Indiana University (PA).

Kevin Wanichko turned in the team's best performance of the day, as he took first place in the 1,500 meter with a personal-best time of 4:02.20.  Teammate Jim Vargo took eighth place in the event, turning in a time of 4:20.26, while Mike Stevens finished 16th in 4:27.54. 

In the 5-kilometer run, SVC saw a trio of runners place in the top 10 and seven finish in the top 20, led by Ryan Barlow's second place time of 16:02.41. Matt Hagg finished fifth (16:53.25), Josh Hooke ninth (17:06.15), Mike Hannon 11th (17:15.25), Ed Moss 13th (17:43.83), and Aaron Seckar 16th (18:46.85).

The brother tandem of Shane and Craig Anderton continued its steallar season in the 800 meter run, with Shane finishing third with a personal-best time of 1:54.08 and Craig fourth in 1:54.51.  With these times, both runners qualified for the Eastern College Athletic Conference championships in mid-May.  Adam Tucek turned in a personal-best time of 2:00.08, finishing in 10th place in the event, while Stevens took 23rd in 2:07.13 and Vargo 24th in 2:08.18.

The 4x400 relay squad of Craig Anderton, Shane Sweeney, Wanichko, and Shane Anderton also qualified for the ECAC's, as they turned in a time of 3:25.04, good for second place.

Sprinter Cory McGuire set a personal-best with a time of 11.99 in the 100 meters, good for 13th place.  In the 200, Sweeney led the way with a 14th place time of 24.11 seconds, while McGuire finished 23rd in 24.57.

As a team, the Bearcats turned in an cumulative score of 42 points, finishing in eighth place.  IUP won the event, racking up 112 points.

The Bearcats will now return to action on Saturday, taking part in the 2009 Presidents' Athletic Conference Championships hosted by Westminster College.