Lehigh Cross Country Concludes Season at NCAA Regionals
11/13/2015 4:07:00 PM | Cross Country
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PRINCETON, N.J. - The Lehigh men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up thier respective seasons on Friday afternnon at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals at Princeton University. The men's team raced six runners in their 10K race and came away with an 11th place finish, while the women placed 21st overall in their 6K event. Senior Evan Hardy led the men's team with a 32nd place finish and junior Amanda Ruschel led the women.
Hardy finished on top of Lehigh's pack for the first time this season, finishing with a time of 31:42.4. Sophomore Patrick Reilly was right on his heels, taking 36th place overall in 31:44.7. Senior Evan Ward was next in line for Lehigh, running 68th with a mark of 32:25.4, and fellow senior Sean Burke finished in 100th place overall at 33:02.9. Sophomore Kyle Kirk crossed the finish line in 112th place by completing the course in 33:20.4, and junior Nicholas Hirdt (34:22.8) rounded out the field of Lehigh's six runners, finishing in 136th place.
Ruschel paced the women's team for the second straight meet, finishing 101st overall in 23:19.1. Sophomore Laura Barnes was the second Lehigh runner to cross the line, finishing in 117th place (23:29.4). Freshman Ashleigh Thurston (23:45.4) and senior Arielle Weiner (23:49.8) followed, finishing in 129th and 132nd place, respectively. Next was graduate student Shannon Wright, who concluded her collegiate cross country career with a 147th place time of 24:13.0. Junior Marissa Karl followed closely behind in 150th place, completing the course in 24:17.9, and freshman Stacie Nadel (24:25.8) rounded out the field of Lehigh runners in 155th place.
On the women's side, Patriot League champion Bucknell led the league on Friday with an eighth place finish, two spots ahead of Navy. Lehigh was the third highest placing Patriot League school, coming in five spots ahead of Lafayette.
For the men, Nationally ranked No. 15 Georgetown took home the team championship, and will be joined by No. 23 Penn at the NCAA National Championships after the Quakers finished in second place on Friday. Patriot League champion Navy took sixth place to lead the league, with Bucknell coming in just one spot and nine points ahead of Lehigh for 10th place.
Many of Lehigh's cross country student athletes will now get set to begin the indoor track season, which is scheduled to kick off on Dec. 4 at Rauch Fieldhouse with the Lehigh Fast Times meet.
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PRINCETON, N.J. - The Lehigh men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up thier respective seasons on Friday afternnon at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals at Princeton University. The men's team raced six runners in their 10K race and came away with an 11th place finish, while the women placed 21st overall in their 6K event. Senior Evan Hardy led the men's team with a 32nd place finish and junior Amanda Ruschel led the women.
Hardy finished on top of Lehigh's pack for the first time this season, finishing with a time of 31:42.4. Sophomore Patrick Reilly was right on his heels, taking 36th place overall in 31:44.7. Senior Evan Ward was next in line for Lehigh, running 68th with a mark of 32:25.4, and fellow senior Sean Burke finished in 100th place overall at 33:02.9. Sophomore Kyle Kirk crossed the finish line in 112th place by completing the course in 33:20.4, and junior Nicholas Hirdt (34:22.8) rounded out the field of Lehigh's six runners, finishing in 136th place.
Ruschel paced the women's team for the second straight meet, finishing 101st overall in 23:19.1. Sophomore Laura Barnes was the second Lehigh runner to cross the line, finishing in 117th place (23:29.4). Freshman Ashleigh Thurston (23:45.4) and senior Arielle Weiner (23:49.8) followed, finishing in 129th and 132nd place, respectively. Next was graduate student Shannon Wright, who concluded her collegiate cross country career with a 147th place time of 24:13.0. Junior Marissa Karl followed closely behind in 150th place, completing the course in 24:17.9, and freshman Stacie Nadel (24:25.8) rounded out the field of Lehigh runners in 155th place.
On the women's side, Patriot League champion Bucknell led the league on Friday with an eighth place finish, two spots ahead of Navy. Lehigh was the third highest placing Patriot League school, coming in five spots ahead of Lafayette.
For the men, Nationally ranked No. 15 Georgetown took home the team championship, and will be joined by No. 23 Penn at the NCAA National Championships after the Quakers finished in second place on Friday. Patriot League champion Navy took sixth place to lead the league, with Bucknell coming in just one spot and nine points ahead of Lehigh for 10th place.
Many of Lehigh's cross country student athletes will now get set to begin the indoor track season, which is scheduled to kick off on Dec. 4 at Rauch Fieldhouse with the Lehigh Fast Times meet.
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