#7 Tartans Claim Second Place at Paul Short Invite

(BETHLEHEM Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University women's cross country team, ranked seventh in DIII competed in the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University on Friday, October 3. In an exciting and hot race the Tartans placed second out of 45 teams, scoring 157 points on the 6k course. 

Race Information (Top 5 Team Finishers)

NYU 55, Carnegie Mellon 157, SUNY Geneseo 197, Middlebury 206, Washington and Lee 228
Location: Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh University)

Results

• Graduate student Chloe Bonson led the Tartans in the front pack finishing sixth overall in a blazing time of 21:12.5.
• The second Tartan to cross the line was junior Maya Ducker placing 24th, running 21:52.1
• Following shortly behind was junior Ananya Devpura who was 32nd overall in 21:57.60
• Sophomore Elise Kempf finished in 22:09.0 to place 45th overall.
• Crossing in 52nd was sophomore Emma Horsley with a time of 22:19.0.

Quote from Chloe Bonson: "It was great to mix it up with nationally ranked girls, both individually, and as a team."

Up Next

The Tartans will race their home invitational at Youthtowne in Clinton, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, October 11 at 10:45 a.m.