President-Bob Long

boblong21@gmail.com

Bob is a junior majoring in Finance and has been on the team since his freshman year.  He enjoys the combination of great competition and tremendous camaraderie that members experience through Club XC.  Bob loves all sports and can tell you just about anything you need to know about any sport.  When not running, Bob enjoys going to Penn State football, basketball, and baseball games.  

Vice President - Gina Ranieri

glr5041@psu.edu

Gina is a junior majoring in neuropsychology and minoring in Spanish. She joined the team the first day of freshman year and instantly fell in love with it. Gina started running in middle school and has not stopped since. When Gina is not running she enjoys watching/ going to Phillies games and eating an excessive amount of chocolate. She one day hopes to marry Phillie's second baseman, Chase Utley.

Treasurer -Dave Moyer

dmm5415@psu.edu

Dave is a senior studying energy engineering. After transferring to Penn State last fall, he set out to become part of the club team right away, and hasn’t looked back since.  Dave is most recognizable by his red or blue headbands, and if you want to find him for lunch, Joegies is where he’ll be.  He’s a big fan of summer and anything related, and one day hopes to own a Rita’s water ice store.

Secretary -Ryan Hogan

ryh5147@psu.edu

Ryan is a freshman majoring in journalism. He has been running since his sophomore year of high school. Showing up to summer practices this past year was the best decision he has and ever will make at Penn State. Ryan loves the family atmosphere of the club and the opportunities it gives to run competitively at a college level. He plans to run for as long as he can and inspire other people to run as well. Besides running, Ryan enjoys cycling, being with friends, and Red Sox baseball.

Corinne Chair (Merchandise and Webmaster) -Katie Schmiech

kvs5188@psu.edu

Katie is a junior majoring in bioengineering. She's been running competitively since seventh grade, and going to Club XC practice on the first day of freshman year was the best decision she has made at Penn State. Most people recognize Katie by her "lion's mane" curly hair, and when she's not running or hanging out with people on the team, she's constantly listening to music. She wants to stay in school forever and attend either medical or graduate school, and plans on continuing to run as long as she can.

Race Management Chair - JT Fleming

jtf159@psu.edu

JT is a senior majoring in civil engineering with a minor in environmental engineering.  He joined the club his freshman year, and has loved it ever since.  He is really excited to be the race manager because he cannot wait to host a race that has more than one Porta-Potties!! If you were to see him around town, it would most likely be in D.P. Dough eating a Roni Zone.  Around the club, JT is mostly known for his red hair!!

Marie George

mrg5154@psu.edu

Marie is a Bio-behavioral Health major who is in denial that she’s a senior this year. Marie joined the team at the start of her junior year, as a transfer student, and immediately fell in love with everything about the club. She not only loves the running and the socials but also being able to hang out with her best friends every day.  She hopes to one day run a marathon and attend Medical School. =)

Eddie MacMurchy

eddie.macmurchy@gmail.com

Eddie is a senior studying Secondary Education for English. He is student-teaching at State High for the entire year. Eddie has been running competitively since his sophomore year of high school, and hopes to continue running and start coaching after he graduates. His goal for the season is to help lead the guys’ team to a victory at Nationals. Aside from running, Eddie enjoys fall, hockey, swimming, and dogs.

Will Appman

wda5010@psu.edu

Will is a junior majoring in Actuarial Science.  Though this is only his second year competing for the team, he has been competitively running for the last 9 years and has no intention of ever stopping.  He loves numbers and hopes to someday teach statistics and coach high school cross country and track in his hometown district, the WPIAL.  Will is also the biggest Seinfeld enthusiast you will ever meet.

Katie Schmiech

kvs5188@psu.edu

Katie is a junior majoring in bioengineering. She's been running competitively since seventh grade, and going to Club XC practice on the first day of freshman year was the best decision she has made at Penn State. Most people recognize Katie by her "lion's mane" curly hair, and when she's not running or hanging out with people on the team, she's constantly listening to music. She wants to stay in school forever and attend either medical or graduate school, and plans on continuing to run as long as she can.

Kenny Roman

kxr5040@psu.edu

Kenny is a senior majoring in Chemical Engineering, minoring in Chemistry. He has been competing with the club since his freshman year. Kenny's favorite parts of being on the team are traveling to different places, making great friends, and still being able to compete at a high level of competition.

Ben McPheron

bdmcpheron@gmail.com

Ben is a graduate student at Penn State in his second year after graduating from Ohio Northern as an undergrad. Ben ran at Ohio Northern for 4 years before coming to the club and lending his assistance and knowledge of training and racing.