UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – The Rider University men's cross country team continued the 2022 season with a 11th place finish in a field of 14 teams at the Penn State National Open. Sophomore Tamrat Snyder was the Broncs' top performer finishing with a time of 26:17.5, good for 38th place in the field of 141 runners. 

Taylor was followed by Gobi Thurairajah with a time of 26:42.3 and Noah Taylor with a time of 27:12.5. Thurairajah and Taylor finished 58th and 85th respectively. Nathan Armstrong(27:30.6), and Richie Castaneda (27:34.9) rounded out the top five finishers for the Broncs at Penn State. 

NOTES AND QUOTES
"The men raced very well today. We were not perfect but they stepped up and competed very well. We beat a few really good teams and this will give us some confidence going into the championship season." 

"Tamrat had another really good performance today. He is showing that he can be a really good cross country runner. I'm really excited for the men because they have worked really hard for this moment and it is great seeing them have success. They are really starting to believe in themselves as a team."- Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer

- Lasalle won the race with the four finishers in the top 25.
- Northeastern's Benjamin Godish won the race with a time of 24:54.8