BETHLEHEM, PA (October 1, 2022) – The Susquehanna University cross country teams both competed in the prestigious Paul Short Run at Lehigh University on Saturday, with athletes from both the men's and women's teams competing in both the open and White races, with distances of 6k for the women and 8k for the men.

Kallan Carter, who also earned Landmark Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors for her performance, led the way for SU runners, taking a third place overall finish in the White race and posting a program record time of 21:47.9. The time is also the third best time in the history of the Landmark Conference. The next River Hawk to finish was sophomore Emma Myers, who placed 60^th with a time of 23:41.1. First-year Griane Reed had a standout day, as they placed 73^rd and ran a lifetime best time of 23:50.5. Jordan Bender finished 80^th, running a 23:59.2. Sophomores Rebekah Jones and Sydney Mitros both ran lifetime bests on the day, with Jones in 93^rd with a 24:11.5 and Mitros in 190^th with a time of 25:41.7. Kylie Dixon, Grace Evans, Sophia Pasquariello, and Meghan McDonald rounded out the SU runners in the race in 203^rd, 229^th, 238^th, and 276^th respectively. The team combined for an excellent ninth place overall result among the 42 teams in the race.

Two runners ran in the Open race for the women, with first-year Katrina Hook clocking a lifetime-best 27:25.8, while sophomore Grace Farrer also ran a lifetime best with a time of 29:01.2.

The men were led by sophomore Terence Grenda, who ran a personal-best 26:47.7 and placed 87^th. Senior Jack Warehime followed closely behind in 96^th with a time of 26:57.3. Sophomore Josh Kimotho had an excellent day with another personal best time, smashing his previous by 38 seconds to run a 26:59.4 and place 103^rd. Senior Shane Urban ran a 28:07. 3 to finish 186^th. Declan Griffin added another personal-best time to the pile, finishing 195^th with a time of 28:13.5. Following were Bradshaw Henning and Micah Zellers, who were 214^th and 225^th respectively at times of 28:35.0 and 28:53.0. Blandin Conklin had the final personal-best for the team, running a 29:05.8 and placing 237^th. First-year Jess Carpenter rounded out the results in 304^th. The team combined for 24^th place amongst the 40 teams in the race.

Kareem Beck, Christian Calderaro, Santino Carapellucci, and Jonathan Witcoski all competed in the men's open race, with Beck running a 29:48.9, Carapellucci at 29:56.7, Calderaro at 30:50.9, and Witcoski at 32:05.3.

Facebook: susquehanna.riverhawks | Instagram: @gosusqu
Twitter: @GOsusqU | Hashtags: #AllIn, #GOSU, #RiverHawkPride

--RIVER HAWKS--