George Washington University Athletics
George Washington University
Piper Cross Country Challenge
Men's and Women's Cross Country Sweep Season Opener
9/4/2026 10:09:00 PM | Men's Track/Cross Country, Women's Track/Cross Country, Cross Country
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa,- The GW cross country teams walked away with a dual victory on Friday at the Piper Cross Country Challenge in Shippensburg. The Buff and Blue had twelve female athletes and nine male athletes that competed with at least five runners placing in the top ten for both the men's and women's teams.
The men's cross country team saw much success in their first outing of the season. GW took the top four spots with Otto Erhart in fourth, Joe Fahrney in third, Brayden Bayek in second, and Charles Mbuthia at the top.
The women's team also caught success in their 4,000 meter competition with all twelve runners placing in the top twenty-five. Alexandra Otto took 4th, Claire Bohan placed 3rd, and Hadley Mahoney took 2nd, just behind a Shippensburg alumni.
The full breakdown of GW racers and their times are as follows:
Men's 6k:
- Charles Mwangi- 18:45.2 (1st)
- Brayden Bayek- 19:01.7 (2nd)
- Joe Fahrney- 19:09.0 (3rd)
- Otto Erhart- 19:15.4 (4th)
- Diego Eseverri- 19:20.8 (6th)
- Aidan Doherty- 19:40.3 (15th)
- Declan Mansbridge- 19:49.(19th)
- Wesley Kaukas-Quinn 20:17.5 (27th)
- Greer Shorr- 20:40.0 (37th)
Women's 4k:
- Hadley Mahoney- 14:16.7 (2nd)
- Claire Bohan- 14:35.9 (3rd)
- Alexandra Otto- 14:42.9 (4th)
- Lola Dinneen- 15:07.2 (8th)
- Shannon Hieber- 15:09.0 (9th)
- Erin Wallwork- 15:12.8 (10th)
- Amelia Ogawa- 15:13.4 (11th)
- Emma Ward- 15:14.8 (13th)
- Deirdre Kenny- 15:17.2 (14th)
- Meghan Mceleney- 15:25.9 (16th)
- Emma Friedrich- 15:33.8 (19th)
- Molly Weber- 15:50.3 (24th)
UP NEXT:
The GW cross country teams will travel to Annapolis, Maryland for the Navy Cantello Invitational on Saturday September 12 at 9:00 a.m.
