Lycoming News

The University of Pennsylvania's cross country teams are set to compete in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships on Friday at Lehigh University's Goodman Campus Cross Country Course. This marks their third visit to the Lehigh Valley this season. The women's 6K race will begin at noon, followed by the men's 10K race at 1 p.m.

Representing the women's team are Olivia Morganti, Lily Murphy, Bronwyn Patterson, Katie Pou, Anastasia Russell, Miranda Schriver, Maeve Stiles, Fabianna Szorenyi, and Phoebe White. The men's team includes Nick Carpenter, Sahil Dodda, Luke Johnson, George Keen, Rory Lieberman, Silas Ruth, and Will Shaughnessy.

Earlier in the season at the Lehigh Invitational, Penn's women's team secured a victory with a perfect score of 15 points led by Maeve Stiles. The men's team finished second with Dylan Throop winning the individual title. At the Paul Short Invitational later in the season, only the women's team competed and placed fourth out of 43 teams.

Most recently at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships in Boston two weeks ago, both Penn teams finished fifth overall. Maeve Stiles delivered a standout performance for the women with a fourth-place finish on the 6K course in 20:47.6. Olivia Morganti also excelled with a sixth-place finish. Both athletes earned first-team All-Ivy honors.

For the men’s team at Ivy Heps, Dylan Throop narrowly missed an individual win but secured second place with a time of 23:55.2 on the 8K course. His performance was complemented by strong finishes from Luke Johnson and Sahil Dodda who earned second-team All-Ivy honors.

Updates on Penn cross country can be followed through their social media channels and website.