{"id":307318,"date":"2026-10-15T16:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T16:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/307318\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T16:44:13","slug":"quakers-take-flight-to-indiana-for-pre-national-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/307318\/","title":{"rendered":"Quakers Take Flight to Indiana for Pre-National Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                    Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                 PHILADELPHIA \u2013 The University of Pennsylvania&#8217;s men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s cross country teams will take flight to Terry Haute, Ind. as they take on the Pre-National Invitational on Friday, Oct. 16.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Red and Blue women will split their team into the women&#8217;s Blue 6k (10:00 a.m.) and White 6k events (11:20 a.m.). Penn men will compete in the men&#8217;s Blue 8k at 10:40 a.m.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/allison-lee\/25875\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25875\" target=\"_blank\">Allison Lee<\/a> is coming off of her first Ivy League Athlete of the Week honors of her career and will look to continue her strong performance throughout the rest of the season.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nLast Time Out \u2013 Paul Short Invitational (Oct. 2)<br \/>\nThe Quaker men\u00a0had a solid fifth place finish, leading to moving up to seventh place in the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic regional poll. <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/chris-larnard\/25885\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25885\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Larnard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/joseph-ruiz\/25889\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25889\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Ruiz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/george-keen\/25884\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25884\" target=\"_blank\">George Keen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/vinay-raman\/25888\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25888\" target=\"_blank\">Vinay Raman<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/nick-mazzeo\/25891\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25891\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Mazzeo<\/a> made up the scoring five.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn the Open 8K, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/brody-watt\/25892\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25892\" target=\"_blank\">Brody Watt<\/a> led the Red and Blue\u00a0with a 27th-place finish, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/brian-gent\/25905\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25905\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Gent<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/nathan-blades\/25879\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25879\" target=\"_blank\">Nathan Blades<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nOn the women&#8217;s side, first-year Reid claimed the individual victory in the Open 6K, finishing seven seconds ahead of the runner-up. <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/lily-lyons\/25876\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25876\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Lyons<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/alexa-matora\/25840\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25840\" target=\"_blank\">Alexa Matora<\/a> also placed among the top 15, while <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/sara-khiri\/25838\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25838\" target=\"_blank\">Sara Khiri<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/aoife-shovlin\/25843\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25843\" target=\"_blank\">Aoife Shovlin<\/a> rounded out the Red and Blue&#8217;s top five.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn the College Gold 6K, Lee led the Quakers with a fifth-place finish, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/izzy-rodriguez\/25842\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25842\" target=\"_blank\">Izzy Rodriguez<\/a> placed 14th, improving significantly from her previous year&#8217;s performance. The women&#8217;s scoring group, which also included <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/quin-stovall\/25844\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25844\" target=\"_blank\">Quin Stovall<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/sarah-fischer\/25833\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25833\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Fischer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/kelly-murray\/26560\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"26560\" target=\"_blank\">Kelly Murray<\/a>, helped Penn earn a second-place team finish to close out a strong meet for the Red and Blue.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nCompeting on Friday for the Quakers<br \/>\nWomen&#8217;s Blue 6k (10:00 a.m.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/sarah-fischer\/25833\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25833\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Fischer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/kelly-murray\/26560\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"26560\" target=\"_blank\">Kelly Murray<\/a>, Gabby Jones, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/quin-stovall\/25844\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25844\" target=\"_blank\">Quin Stovall<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/kate-hos\/25834\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25834\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Hos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/izzy-rodriguez\/25842\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25842\" target=\"_blank\">Izzy Rodriguez<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/emily-reid\/25878\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25878\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Reid<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/allison-lee\/25875\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25875\" target=\"_blank\">Allison Lee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Men&#8217;s Blue 8k (10:40 a.m.)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/esfan-daya\/25880\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25880\" target=\"_blank\">Esfan Daya<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/kofi-fordjour\/25881\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25881\" target=\"_blank\">Kofi Fordjour<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/raghav-gopalakrishnan\/25882\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25882\" target=\"_blank\">Raghav Gopalakrishnan<\/a>m <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/liam-jordan\/25883\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25883\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Jordan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/george-keen\/25884\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25884\" target=\"_blank\">George Keen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/chris-larnard\/25885\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25885\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Larnard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/nick-mazzeo\/25891\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25891\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Mazzeo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/shane-murphy\/25887\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25887\" target=\"_blank\">Shane Murphy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/vinay-raman\/25888\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25888\" target=\"_blank\">Vinay Raman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/joseph-ruiz\/25889\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25889\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Ruiz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/brody-watt\/25892\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25892\" target=\"_blank\">Brody Watt<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWomen&#8217;s Blue 6k (11:20 a.m.)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/camille-jordan\/25836\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25836\" target=\"_blank\">Camille Jordan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/l-mio-edwards\/25832\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25832\" target=\"_blank\">L&#8217;Mio Edwards<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/alexa-matora\/25840\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25840\" target=\"_blank\">Alexa Matora<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/lily-lyons\/25876\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"25876\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Lyons<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRaces in October<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOct. 23 \u2013 Haverford Invitational (Women)*<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOct. 31 \u2013 Ivy League Heps Championships\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n*Event is a new addition to the schedule.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFor the latest on Penn cross country, follow @PennTrack on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, and on the web at PennAthletics.com<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>#FightOnPenn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; PHILADELPHIA \u2013 The University of Pennsylvania&#8217;s men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s cross 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