PAC Notebook
The Franciscan men's cross country team captured the PAC Championship this weekend. It took Franciscan less than one full year in the Presidents Athletic Conference to earn its first team PAC championship as a full member. Led by individual champion and PAC Runner of the Year Liam Galligan, the Barons took five of the top nine spots to wrestle away the team title from defending champion Saint Vincent. Galligan, a senior, was the lone runner to break the 16-minute barrier, finishing in 15:46. Saint Vincent took the next two spots, with freshmen John Hurley (16:09) and Tim Patterson (16:13) finishing second and third, respectively. Barons’ runners then finishing Nos. 4, 6, 7 and 9: Miguel Daez (So., 16:15); George Kaftan (So. 16:26); Mark Borek (Sr., 16:27) and Austen Duggan (Sr., 16:40). Franciscan head coach Dr. Dan Kuebler was voted as PAC Coach of the Year. Hurley was Rookie of the Year. The top seven finishers earn All-PAC first team status, with 8-14 are second team, 15-21 honorable mention. That means six of FUS’ seven competitors were named all-PAC. Nate Tokarsky (Fr. 17:07) finished 20th while junior Michael Sobus (17:59) was just on the outside, coming in 30th. The event was held and hosted by Bethany College. Franciscan swept the individual champion honors as junior Alison Bryant finished in 18:29, nearly a minute better than runner-up Jessica Taylor of Geneva (19:19) to win the women’s race. Senior Shannon Wieszczek’s (20:30, Read the full article