The Golden Knight men go 1-2-3 to grab the title at the Gannon Invite today. Second straight team win in the home event for Gannon.

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• Event: Gannon Invitational | Pleasant Ridge Park | Fairview, Pa.
• Distance: 5k
• Result: Gannon finished 1st out of 3 teams in attendance.
• The Short Story: Caleb Mandel (Harborcreek, Pa./Harbor Creek) grabbed his first career win as the Gannon men's cross country team took the top three spots and the team title at the Gannon Invitational at Pleasant Ridge Park Saturday afternoon.

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1. Gannon – 20 points
2. Penn State Behrend – 51
3. Mercyhurst – 61   
    

1. Caleb Mandel (Harborcreek, Pa./Harbor Creek), Gannon – 17:18.7
2. Ely Personius (Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central), Gannon – 17:20.2
3. Ryan Garich (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep), Gannon – 17:27.0
4. Phoenix Myers – Penn State Behrend – 17:32.7
5. Jake Lehotsky, Penn State Behrend – 17:42.7
    

• 1. Caleb Mandel (Harborcreek, Pa./Harbor Creek) – 17.17.7
• 2. Ely Personius (Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central) – 17:20.2
• 3. Ryan Garich (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) – 17:27.0
• 6. Matt Queiroz (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon) – 17:49.4
• 8. Alex Chelton (Oil City, Pa./Cathedral Prep) – 17:58.8
• 9. John Insinna (Clarence Center, N.Y./Clarence) – 18:03.5
• 12. Jon Uhl (Massillon, Ohio/Jackson) – 18:13.4
• 14. Seth Dietrich (Erie, Pa./Erie Collegiate Academy) – 18:28.6
• 15. Jeremiah Vezza (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area) – 18:30.3
• 19. Tanner Kloss (North East, Pa./North East) – 18:49.3
   

• Traditionally held in early October, the delayed season didn't keep Gannon from hosting its home meet at Pleasant Ridge Park.
• It was the third team win in the Golden Knights' home race in the past four years.
• Mandel was Gannon's top finisher for the second consecutive race to start the season. The sophomore led the way two weeks ago at the LHU Winter Invite.
• Personius made his Gannon debut with a runner-up finish, coming in just 1.5 seconds behind Madnel. Garich completed a Golden Knight sweep of the top three , besting the fourth-place finisher by more than five seconds.

• The abbreviated spring 2021 season will come to its conclusion next weekend, as the Golden Knights head to the PSAC Championships.
• Lock Haven will host the championship races at its West Branch Cross Country Course on Saturday afternoon, with the women racing at 1:30 and the men at 2:30.