#15 Tartans Take Third at Paul Short Invitational

(BETHLEHEM Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's cross country team competed in the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University on Friday, October 3. The Tartans, ranked 15th in Division III, took third out of 45 teams, scoring 183 points on the 8k course. 

Race Information (Top 5 Team FInishers)

NYU 54, Amherst 101, Carnegie Mellon 183, Washington and Lee 238, Lynchburg 239
Location: Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh University)

Results

• Senior Ryan Podnar led the Tartans with an 18th-place showing with a time of 24:52.40.
• Sophomore Oliver Moss followed behind, placing 26th with a time of 24:59.2.
• Crossing 33rd with a time of 25:08.5 was junior Adam Kollgaard.
• Junior Matthew Short followed shortly behind placing 35th overall with a time of 25:10.4.
• The fifth Tartan to cross the line was senior Kenji Tella who placed 71st and ran 25:30.

Up Next

The Tartans will race their home invitational at Clinton Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 11 at 10:00 a.m.