The Syracuse cross country teams delivered solid performances Friday at the 51st annual Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with both squads securing top-10 finishes at one of the nation’s premier meets.<\/p>\n
The No. 11 Orange men placed ninth out of 40 schools in the competitive Gold Race 8k, while the women’s team impressed with a fifth-place finish out of 39 teams in the Brown Race 6k.<\/p>\n
Sam Ricchiuti<\/a> (23:50.3) paced the Orange men, crossing the line in 28th place. Fellow Drew Zundell<\/a> (23:51.7) followed closely behind in 30th to give Syracuse two runners in the top 30. Ruben Rojas Betanzos<\/a> (24:11.4) finished in 61st place. Eamon Burke<\/a> (24:15.4) and redshirt freshman Asher Danielson<\/a> (24:16.7) rounded out the scoring, finishing 74th and 75th, respectively. Omar Alsaidi<\/a> (24:20.2) also competed for the Orange.<\/p>\n The women’s squad were led by\u00a0Beatriz Fernandes<\/a> (21:36.8), who led the way with a 23rd-place finish. Sarah Lawson<\/a> (21:45.4) placed 29th, followed by Mackenzie Cook<\/a> (21:54.0) in 37th. Lauren Augustyn<\/a> (22:02.9) and Grace Finnegan<\/a> (22:32.1) completed the scoring, capturing 47th and 83rd, respectively. Alycia Hart<\/a> (23:17.0) also represented the Orange.<\/p>\n The Orange will have next weekend off, before splitting the team to compete in a pair of meets on Oct. 17. Some members of the squad will compete in Wisconsin at the Nuttycombe Invitational, while others will race in the Princeton Fall Classic.
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