Panthers Post Strong Showing at Spiked Shoe Invitational

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Pitt men’s and women’s cross country teams had strong showings at the Spiked Shoe Invitational, hosted by Penn State at the Blue & White Courses, Friday morning.

The women’s team began the morning with a fifth-place finish in the 6K race. Winnie Incorvaia was the first to cross the line for the Panthers, collecting tenth place with a time of 20:43.7. Sadie Carey-Tharp followed closely behind, earning a 19^th place finish in 20:57.4. Olivia Bufalini (21:26.3), Camy Kiser (21:35.2), Ellen Baker (21:37.6), and Sarah Hurst (21:55.4) all finished under the 22-minute mark. Hurst, who did not compete the past two seasons, recorded a new personal best. Freshman Ella Cook made her debut for the Panthers, securing 95^th place in 22:12.7. Gianna Cagliola recorded a personal best time of 22:21.4 to grab 106^th place.

The men’s squad was led by Luke Simpson in 14^th place and Sam Otis in 16^th place. Simpson posted a time of 25:19.6 and Otis’ pace was 25:29.5. Freshman Thomas McMahon was the third finisher for the Panthers in his first time in the blue and gold, notching 36^th place in 25:50.8. Luke Miller took 46^th place in 25:57.4. Nolan McGinn, also making his collegiate debut, stopped the clock in 26:05.4 for 60^th place. Peyton Geehrer (26:15.5) and Ethan Fingerhut (26:36.2) rounded out the top eight for the Panthers, finishing in 74^th and 103^rd places, respectively.

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The Panthers will return to action on Saturday, October 5^th at the Lehigh Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa.