Cross Country Completes Paul Short Run at Lehigh

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – In their first meet in three weeks, the University of Pittsburgh cross country teams competed at the 50^th Paul Short Run, hosted by Lehigh University on Saturday morning. The Pitt men posted their second consecutive 6^th place finish while the women notched a 13^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 268 points as they were able to place 6^th in a large field of 44 teams.

Senior Quintin Gatons led the way for the Panther pack as he grabbed 34^th place out of 394 athletes in the field. Gatons’ time of 24:08.4 is a new personal best. A trio of Panthers also posted top 60 finishes as Luke Miller came in 39^th place in 24:13.8, Sam Otis crossed the line in 24:21.2 for 51^st place and Thomas McMahon stopped the clock in 24:27.5 for 60^th place in just his second collegiate meet. Luke Simpson was the fifth Panther to cross the finish line 24:42.3 for the 91^st spot. Miller, McMahon and Simpson also posted personal records on the day.

The women’s team finished ahead of 28 other teams in the women’s gold 6k field for a 13^th place team finish with a score of 441 points.

The top finisher for the Pitt women was senior Winnie Incorvaia who recorded a 35^th place finish, crossing the stripe in 20:50.5. Sophomores Olivia Bufalini and Camy Kiser had strong outings, finishing close together in 84^th and 90^th, with times of 21:16.4 and 21:19.2, respectively.

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The Panthers will now have two weeks off before traveling to Wisconsin for Pre-Nationals on Saturday, October 19.