Lehigh University Athletics
Saturday, October 5
10 am
Lehigh University
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Lehigh Paul Short Run
Women’s Cross Country gears up for 40th Annual Paul Short Run, presented by Asics
10/2/2013 3:14:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Official Paul Short Run Website
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh University will be the site of one of the nation's largest cross country meets when more than 6,000 runners from over 450 teams will be in the spotlight as the 40th Annual Paul Short Run, presented by Asics and Schuylkill Valley Sports, kicks off on Saturday morning. The all-day event will be the largest in Paul Short history, and will begin at 10 a.m. with the women's open 6k race and conclude after the high school girl's JV race at 5:45 p.m.
"We try to provide a top level of competition in each Paul Short Run and this one is no different," said head coach Debbie Utesch. "It's great for our runners to be able to compete against national level competition on their home course."
The Lehigh women finished in 30th place out of last year's 40 teams and return three of the seven scoring runners from last year. Senior Hannah Pierce is the top returning runner for the Mountain Hawks, finishing 162nd out of 360 teams with a time of 22:47 at last year's race. Pierce will be joined by junior Ingrid Simon who finished 173rd (22:53) at last year's Paul Short. Simon is coming off a record-setting Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet in which she raced her way to her first collegiate win with a new personal record of 22:42.6 to garner Patriot League Runner of the Week accolades.
Sophomore Jennifer Markham will also return for the Mountain Hawks, after placing 184th (23:00) in last year's Paul Short Run. Other Lehigh runners to watch out for include seniors Rosie Roessel, Katherine Howley and Marissa Galante. Freshman Anne Birkenmaier has also impressed in her first two collegiate races, placing sixth in the Lehigh Invitational and eighth at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual.
"This race provides a great opportunity for our runners to see what it takes to compete with high caliber competition," said Utesch. "It also gives our newcomers a chance to challenge themselves and really see what it is like to race against some of the nation's best teams."
The women's team will enter the 2013 Paul Short Run looking to build upon the success of their early season meets. The Mountain Hawks placed first in the 2013 Lehigh Invitational and claimed a 25-34 win over Lafayette in the annual dual meet with the Leopards.
Results: Team and individual results will be updated on the official Paul Short Run website throughout the day. Results will be updated as quickly as possible following the conclusion of each race. At the conclusion of the event, Lehighsports.com will provide a full recap of the day's races.
Parking: Admission for the 40th Annual Lehigh Paul Short Run is free and parking will be $5 per car. Comprehensive programs, featuring meet information and a list of all participants, will be sold on site for $3. Concessions will be available throughout the day. For the safety of all fans and student-athletes, smoking and the consumption of alcoholic beverages will not be permitted near the race area.
40th Annual Paul Short Run, presented by Asics and Schuylkill Valley Sports
Bethlehem, Pa.
Goodman Campus Course
October 5, 2013
Race Schedule
10 a.m. Open Races on a staggered start
10 a.m. Open Women's 6K Race (unlimited)
10:10 a.m. Open Men's 8K Race (unlimited)
11 a.m. Men's College Gold 8K Race (10 runners)
11:45 a.m. Women's College Gold 6K Race (10 runners)
12:15 p.m. Men's College Brown 8K Race (10 runners)
1 p.m. Women's College Brown 6K Race (10 runners)
1:45 p.m. Men's College White 8K Race (10 runners)
2:30 p.m. Women's College White 6K Race (10 runners)
3:15 p.m. Boy's HS Brown 5K Race (10 runners)
3:45 p.m. Girl's HS Brown 5K Race (10 runners)
4:15 p.m. Boy's HS White 5K Race (10 runners)
4:45 p.m. Girl's HS White 5K Race (10 runners)
5:15 p.m. Boy's HS JV 5K Race (All teams- remaining runners)
5:45 p.m. Girl's HS JV 5K Race (All teams- remaining runners)
Award Ceremonies (all will take place inside Football Stadium)
12:45 p.m. College Gold Division
2 p.m. College Brown Division
3:30 p.m. College White Division
6:15 p.m. High School Brown & White Divisions
The 2013 Field
The 40th annual Paul Short Run will play host to a slew of nationally ranked competitors, including three top 30 nationally-ranked Division I men's teams and six top 30 nationally-ranked Division I women's teams. A plethora of nationally-ranked Division II, III and regionally-ranked teams will join in the race as the level of competition remains as high as ever in 2013.
The men's races will feature No. 10 Princeton, No. 14 Iona, No. 18 Indiana and No. 19 Georgetown as well as 14 of the top 15 Mid-Atlantic Region teams, including No. 6 Lehigh.
The women's races will feature No. 6 Georgetown, last year's Paul Short champions No. 9 Cornell, No. 11 Villanova, No. 13 Penn State, No. 28 Princeton and No. 30 West Virginia. In addition, 14 of the top 15 Mid-Atlantic Region teams will compete at the meet.
2012 Recap: Villanova and Cornell claim titles in 2012 Paul Short Run
Lehigh University was the site of the 39th Annual Paul Short Run, presented by Brooks as more than 5,000 athletes and 400 schools traveled from across the nation to compete in the prestigious event.
The 22nd-ranked Villanova Wildcats took the crown in the men's college Gold 8K with an overall team score of 69 and three top ten finishers. The College of William and Mary (100) placed second, edging out 15th-ranked Georgetown (101) by one point, while Dartmouth College (175) and Providence College (194) rounded out the top five. Senior Mark Dennin from Georgetown (23:57) was the winner of the men's college Gold 8K.
The University of Pennsylvania took the top spot in the men's college Brown 8K race with an overall team score of 47 points after placing three runners in the top 10. The top spot in the men's college White 8K race went to Ramapo College after a team score of 107 points.
Cornell claimed the top spot in the women's college Gold 6K race, finishing with 55 points and three runners inside the top 10. The College of William and Mary placed second with 102 points clipping fourth-ranked Georgetown who took third with 106 points. Dartmouth junior Abby D'Agostino was the champion of the women's college Gold 6K, finishing in 19:58.
The women's college Brown 6K went to the University of Pittsburgh as the Panthers, and Washington and Lee claimed the top spot in the women's college White 6k with an overall score of 59 points.
Paul Short Biography
Born in Hurt, Virginia in 1910, Paul E. Short enrolled at Lehigh University in 1930 and earned three varsity letters in football as the team's starting quarterback. Paul was an exceptional athlete and participated in both lacrosse and wrestling before graduating in 1934 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. After a career at Bethlehem Steel, Short joined the Lehigh Athletic Staff in 1938 and went on to combine duties as an assistant coach in football, baseball, wrestling and lacrosse, and served as Business Manager and Assistant Director of Athletics. His services were interrupted during World War II, at which time he served with distinction as a Major in the United States Army. An avid supporter of Lehigh cross country and track, Short served the Lehigh community from 1946 until his death in 1967.
Past Champions
Men
Army: 1986
Ath. Attic: 1977
Brown: 1987
Georgetown: 2003, 2004, 2005
Indiana: 2009
Iona: 1995
James Madison: 1999
Kansas: 1990
Lehigh: 1969
Michigan: 1998
Michigan State: 1997, 1998, 2000
Navy: 1982, 1984
Oklahoma: 2011
Penn State: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 2001
Providence: 1992
Villanova: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2012
Virginia: 2010
West Virginia: 1985, 1988
William and Mary: 2002
Wisconsin: 1983, 2008
Yale: 1989
Women
Air Force: 1988
Columbia: 2005
Cornell: 1998, 2012
Georgetown: 1989, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2010
North Carolina State: 1997
Oregon: 1983
Penn State: 1981, 1982, 1986, 1996, 2001, 2002
Princeton: 2006, 2007
Providence: 1994, 1995, 2011
Tennessee: 2004
Toronto: 1985
Villanova: 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000
West Virginia: 2008, 2009
Meet Notes
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh University will be the site of one of the nation's largest cross country meets when more than 6,000 runners from over 450 teams will be in the spotlight as the 40th Annual Paul Short Run, presented by Asics and Schuylkill Valley Sports, kicks off on Saturday morning. The all-day event will be the largest in Paul Short history, and will begin at 10 a.m. with the women's open 6k race and conclude after the high school girl's JV race at 5:45 p.m.
"We try to provide a top level of competition in each Paul Short Run and this one is no different," said head coach Debbie Utesch. "It's great for our runners to be able to compete against national level competition on their home course."
The Lehigh women finished in 30th place out of last year's 40 teams and return three of the seven scoring runners from last year. Senior Hannah Pierce is the top returning runner for the Mountain Hawks, finishing 162nd out of 360 teams with a time of 22:47 at last year's race. Pierce will be joined by junior Ingrid Simon who finished 173rd (22:53) at last year's Paul Short. Simon is coming off a record-setting Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet in which she raced her way to her first collegiate win with a new personal record of 22:42.6 to garner Patriot League Runner of the Week accolades.
Sophomore Jennifer Markham will also return for the Mountain Hawks, after placing 184th (23:00) in last year's Paul Short Run. Other Lehigh runners to watch out for include seniors Rosie Roessel, Katherine Howley and Marissa Galante. Freshman Anne Birkenmaier has also impressed in her first two collegiate races, placing sixth in the Lehigh Invitational and eighth at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual.
"This race provides a great opportunity for our runners to see what it takes to compete with high caliber competition," said Utesch. "It also gives our newcomers a chance to challenge themselves and really see what it is like to race against some of the nation's best teams."
The women's team will enter the 2013 Paul Short Run looking to build upon the success of their early season meets. The Mountain Hawks placed first in the 2013 Lehigh Invitational and claimed a 25-34 win over Lafayette in the annual dual meet with the Leopards.
Results: Team and individual results will be updated on the official Paul Short Run website throughout the day. Results will be updated as quickly as possible following the conclusion of each race. At the conclusion of the event, Lehighsports.com will provide a full recap of the day's races.
Parking: Admission for the 40th Annual Lehigh Paul Short Run is free and parking will be $5 per car. Comprehensive programs, featuring meet information and a list of all participants, will be sold on site for $3. Concessions will be available throughout the day. For the safety of all fans and student-athletes, smoking and the consumption of alcoholic beverages will not be permitted near the race area.
40th Annual Paul Short Run, presented by Asics and Schuylkill Valley Sports
Bethlehem, Pa.
Goodman Campus Course
October 5, 2013
Race Schedule
10 a.m. Open Races on a staggered start
10 a.m. Open Women's 6K Race (unlimited)
10:10 a.m. Open Men's 8K Race (unlimited)
11 a.m. Men's College Gold 8K Race (10 runners)
11:45 a.m. Women's College Gold 6K Race (10 runners)
12:15 p.m. Men's College Brown 8K Race (10 runners)
1 p.m. Women's College Brown 6K Race (10 runners)
1:45 p.m. Men's College White 8K Race (10 runners)
2:30 p.m. Women's College White 6K Race (10 runners)
3:15 p.m. Boy's HS Brown 5K Race (10 runners)
3:45 p.m. Girl's HS Brown 5K Race (10 runners)
4:15 p.m. Boy's HS White 5K Race (10 runners)
4:45 p.m. Girl's HS White 5K Race (10 runners)
5:15 p.m. Boy's HS JV 5K Race (All teams- remaining runners)
5:45 p.m. Girl's HS JV 5K Race (All teams- remaining runners)
Award Ceremonies (all will take place inside Football Stadium)
12:45 p.m. College Gold Division
2 p.m. College Brown Division
3:30 p.m. College White Division
6:15 p.m. High School Brown & White Divisions
The 2013 Field
The 40th annual Paul Short Run will play host to a slew of nationally ranked competitors, including three top 30 nationally-ranked Division I men's teams and six top 30 nationally-ranked Division I women's teams. A plethora of nationally-ranked Division II, III and regionally-ranked teams will join in the race as the level of competition remains as high as ever in 2013.
The men's races will feature No. 10 Princeton, No. 14 Iona, No. 18 Indiana and No. 19 Georgetown as well as 14 of the top 15 Mid-Atlantic Region teams, including No. 6 Lehigh.
The women's races will feature No. 6 Georgetown, last year's Paul Short champions No. 9 Cornell, No. 11 Villanova, No. 13 Penn State, No. 28 Princeton and No. 30 West Virginia. In addition, 14 of the top 15 Mid-Atlantic Region teams will compete at the meet.
2012 Recap: Villanova and Cornell claim titles in 2012 Paul Short Run
Lehigh University was the site of the 39th Annual Paul Short Run, presented by Brooks as more than 5,000 athletes and 400 schools traveled from across the nation to compete in the prestigious event.
The 22nd-ranked Villanova Wildcats took the crown in the men's college Gold 8K with an overall team score of 69 and three top ten finishers. The College of William and Mary (100) placed second, edging out 15th-ranked Georgetown (101) by one point, while Dartmouth College (175) and Providence College (194) rounded out the top five. Senior Mark Dennin from Georgetown (23:57) was the winner of the men's college Gold 8K.
The University of Pennsylvania took the top spot in the men's college Brown 8K race with an overall team score of 47 points after placing three runners in the top 10. The top spot in the men's college White 8K race went to Ramapo College after a team score of 107 points.
Cornell claimed the top spot in the women's college Gold 6K race, finishing with 55 points and three runners inside the top 10. The College of William and Mary placed second with 102 points clipping fourth-ranked Georgetown who took third with 106 points. Dartmouth junior Abby D'Agostino was the champion of the women's college Gold 6K, finishing in 19:58.
The women's college Brown 6K went to the University of Pittsburgh as the Panthers, and Washington and Lee claimed the top spot in the women's college White 6k with an overall score of 59 points.
Paul Short Biography
Born in Hurt, Virginia in 1910, Paul E. Short enrolled at Lehigh University in 1930 and earned three varsity letters in football as the team's starting quarterback. Paul was an exceptional athlete and participated in both lacrosse and wrestling before graduating in 1934 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. After a career at Bethlehem Steel, Short joined the Lehigh Athletic Staff in 1938 and went on to combine duties as an assistant coach in football, baseball, wrestling and lacrosse, and served as Business Manager and Assistant Director of Athletics. His services were interrupted during World War II, at which time he served with distinction as a Major in the United States Army. An avid supporter of Lehigh cross country and track, Short served the Lehigh community from 1946 until his death in 1967.
Past Champions
Men
Army: 1986
Ath. Attic: 1977
Brown: 1987
Georgetown: 2003, 2004, 2005
Indiana: 2009
Iona: 1995
James Madison: 1999
Kansas: 1990
Lehigh: 1969
Michigan: 1998
Michigan State: 1997, 1998, 2000
Navy: 1982, 1984
Oklahoma: 2011
Penn State: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 2001
Providence: 1992
Villanova: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2012
Virginia: 2010
West Virginia: 1985, 1988
William and Mary: 2002
Wisconsin: 1983, 2008
Yale: 1989
Women
Air Force: 1988
Columbia: 2005
Cornell: 1998, 2012
Georgetown: 1989, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2010
North Carolina State: 1997
Oregon: 1983
Penn State: 1981, 1982, 1986, 1996, 2001, 2002
Princeton: 2006, 2007
Providence: 1994, 1995, 2011
Tennessee: 2004
Toronto: 1985
Villanova: 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000
West Virginia: 2008, 2009
Meet Notes
- The 2013 Paul Short Race will include 6,045 runners from 453 college and high school teams, as well as unattached runners. There will be 3,836 collegiate runners from 290 teams, 2,117 high school runners from 163 teams, and 92 unattached runners.
- The ChampionChip System will assist in keeping track of times. Each runner will have a computer chip on his/her shoe that will transmit an identification number and the runner's time to the finish-line computers.
- Liberty's Sam Chelanga owns the fastest time in Paul Short men's history with a 23:05 clip in the 2008 8K race. Eight of the 10 top times in the men's race have been set in the past five years.
- Marie-Louise Asselin of West Virginia holds the fastest women's time in meet history at 19:38, set in the 2008 6K race. All of the top 10 times in the women's race have been set in the past eight years.
- Doug Smith of Gill St. Bernards High School owns the record boys' high school time for the Paul Short 5K at 15:10, set in 2007. The fastest 5K time ever recorded on the Goodman Course by a high school runner was set in 2006 by Unionville's Paul Springer at 14:47.
- Warwick Valley High School's Aislinn Ryan holds the fastest girls' 5K time in meet history at 17:03, set in 2005. The mark is also the fastest 5K time ever recorded on the Goodman Course by a high school girls' runner.
- Georgetown, Michigan State, Penn State and Villanova are the only men's teams to win consecutive Paul Short championships.
- Georgetown, Penn State, Princeton, Providence, Villanova and West Virginia are the only women's teams to win consecutive Paul Short championships.
- Georgetown, Penn State, Providence, Villanova and West Virginia are the only teams to have won both the Paul Short men's and women's championship.
- Three teams have won both the men's and women's race in the same year. Penn State swept the competition in 1981 and accomplished the feat again in 2001. Villanova won both races in 1991 and 1993, while Georgetown secured both top spots in 2003.
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