Philadelphia, PA – Sadikina leads Men's Cross-Country to 7^th place finish

Soufiane Sadikina, a graduate student from Casablanca, Morocco, led the Lightning men's cross-country team in pursuit of the CACC Cross-Country Championships this past Saturday. 

Sadikina finished with a time of 27:58.98 to place him in 10^th position, four spots and almost thirty seconds faster from last year's CACC Championship.  Steve Pavina was next to cross the line for the Lightning with a time of 30:38.53 to place him in 38^th position.  Ben Kinley and Paul Graybeal were on Pavina heels coming in 40^th (30:56.93) and 41^st (31:03.91) respectively, while Andrew Madden was next in 49^th place with a time of 31:59.16.  Rounding out the Lightning was Mike Williams in 53^rd place with a time of 32:29.76 and Seneca Curry in 59^th place with a time of 33:54.56.

The Lightning men finished in 7^th place overall.

The Lightning will next race in Boston, Massachusetts for the NCAA East Regional Championships on November 8, 2008.