Cross Country Sets 10 Personal Records at Paul Short Run

Men's cross country competes at the Mount St. Mary's duals

10/1/2021 2:21:00 PM | Men's Track/Cross Country

The women's team took 8th while the men came in 24th

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The men's and women's cross country teams put together an iconic Friday at the 47th running of the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh, highlighted by a bevy of personal bests. The men's team placed 24th, while the women finished eighth in the standings.

NOTE
• The Colonial women had one of their best team showings against a strong field, finishing eighth overall and first among A-10 competitors.
• Five out of the seven women's runners finished in a PR at the 6k distance, led by graduate student Peri Pavicic's 24th-place overall finish.
• Graduate students Margaret Coogan and Julia Dempsey gave the Buff & Blue three finishers in the top 100. Coogan finished in a time of 20:38.9, placing 26th in a field of 328, while Dempsey crossed the finish line in a time of 21:26.8, placing 75th.

• Junior James Glockenmeier paced the Colonial men for the second event in a row, placing 120th overall in a personal record time of 24:55.7.
• The Buff & Blue authored three top-200 finishes to help the Colonials to a 24th-place team finish.
• Three of the six GW runners established new best times in the 8k distance.

• In the open competition, first-year Jonny Ciccero demolished his previous 8k PR by almost a minute, finishing in a time of 26:55.3.
• Both graduate student Brittany Wilkinson and junior Izzy Doran set new personal record times in the open 6k competition.

GW WOMEN'S GOLD TEAM RESULTS
1. Northern Arizona - 85*
2. Villanova - 85*
3. Utah State - 93
4. Georgetown - 101
5. Adams State - 198
6. Penn State - 251
7. Army West Point - 299
8. George Washington - 352

GW WOMEN'S GOLD RESULTS
24. Peri Pavicic - 20:37.6 (PR)
26. Margaret Coogan - 20:38.9 (PR)
75. Julia Dempsey - 21:26.8 (PR)
121. Kathryn Nohilly - 21:51.1
129. Olivia Syftestad - 21:55.0 (event debut)
204. Allison Horwitch - 22:34.0 (PR)
244. Catherine Ruffino - 22:55.6 (event debut)

GW MEN'S GOLD TEAM RESULTS
1. North Carolina - 56
2. Villanova - 57
3. Princeton - 74
4. Utah State - 77
5. Stony Brook - 210
6. UMass Lowell - 236
7. Adams State - 259
8. Cornell - 292
9. Army West Point - 298
10. Navy - 311
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24. George Washington - 745

GW MEN'S BROWN RESULTS
120. James Glockenmeier- 24:55.7 (PR)
127. Thomas Sand - 24:59.7
137. Ryan Fowkes - 25:04.3
218. Alex Longway - 25:35.1 (PR)
221. Lucas Brown - 25:36.4 (PR)
231. Logan Broedner - 25:39.7 (GW Debut)

GW MEN'S OPEN RESULTS
79. Pat Castellano - 26:06.4
156. Jonny Ciccero - 26:55.3 (PR)

GW WOMEN'S OPEN RESULTS
28. Brittany Wilkinson - 22:49.6 (PR)
41. Izzy Doran - 23:10.4 (PR)
85. Kenzie Konyar - 24:11.0 (event debut)

UP NEXT: The Colonials are off from competition next weekend before finishing out the regular season on October 14 at the UVA XC23 Invite.