Cross Country Posts A Pair Of Top-20 Team Finishes At 46th Paul Short Run

Saturday, October 5

Bethlehem, PA

11:00 AM

Pitt

Paul Short Invitational

Cross Country Posts A Pair Of Top-20 Team Finishes At 46th Paul Short Run

10/5/2019 5:35:00 PM | Cross Country

Results

BETHLEHEM, PA – In their first meet in nearly a month, the University of Pittsburgh cross country teams competed at the 46^th Annual Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University on Saturday morning. The Pitt men posted a 13^th place team finish while the women notched a 19^th place team finish.

On the men's side, the Panthers competed in the men's gold 8K race and posted a team score of 378 as they were able to take home 13^th place in the field of 44 of the best teams in the country.

Senior captain Nick Wolk led the Panthers on Saturday afternoon as he notched a 22^nd place finish as he crossed the finish line in 23:54.82. A pair of Panthers also posted top-75 finishes in the field of 380 runners as Zach Lefever came in 36^th place in 24:04.94 and Evan Addison notched a 75^th place finish in 24:24.81. Freshman Jack Miller was the fourth Panther to cross the line on Saturday as he took 102^nd place in 24:35.97 while Josh Higgins closed out the top-five for Pitt finishing in 161^st place in 24:58.91.

The women's team posted a top-20 team finish on Saturday as they posted a team score of 655 in the women's gold 6K race to take 20^th place in the field of 43 teams.

The top finisher for the Pitt women was senior captain Sam Shields who recorded a 69^th place finish, crossing the finish line in 21:02.14 while Ally Brunton finished right behind Shields in 71^st place in 21:02.32. Devon Hoernlein continued her strong start to the season with a 134^th place finish in 21:31.06 while freshman Lily Robertson had a strong showing, finishing in 136^th place in 21:31.50. Senior Sarah Frick was the fifth Pitt runner to cross the finish line, posting a time of 22:55.49.

The Panthers will now have a week off before heading down to College Station, TX on Saturday, October 19 to compete in the Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational.

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