Cross Country Competes at Paul Short Invitational

Saturday, September 30

Bethlehem, PA

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Army West Point

Paul Short Invitational

Cross Country Competes at Paul Short Invitational

September 30, 2023 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Army West Point men's and men's cross country teams competed in the Paul Short Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course.

The women finished 10th overall with a score of 412 and the men came in 12th place with a score of 377.

Erick Lara led the way for the Black Knights on the men's by placing 19th overall with a time of 24:29.

Charlotte Richman led the way for the Army women coming in 61st place overall with a time of 21:25.6

Full Army Women's Results
Charlotte Richman                  21:25.6
Claire Lewis                             21:29.7
Louisa Diamond                      21:32.3
Melissa Jachim                        21:41.7
Mikayla Cheney                       21:44.7
Laurynn Sisneros                     22:04.3
Joanna Halfhill                        22:05.1
Lena Kieffer                             22:15.0
Lindsay Cook                           22:28.1
Ava Bushaw                             22:45.9

Full Army Men's Results
Erick Lara                                24:29.0
Marc Baroncini                        24:54.1
Mitchell Burr                           24:57.7
Anthony Diaz                           24:59.0
Thomas Vo                              25:07.7
Isaac Morris                            25:08.6
Maximus Haynia                     25:13.0
Andrew Littlehales                  25:36.1
Adam Furman                         25:42.3
Luke Lusskin                            26:50.7

COACHES CORNER

Coach Smith on the men:
I thought we had a top 10 performance in us today and for most of the race we were competing right in that area.  We did a nice job early of getting into the race but we didn't sustain our effort very well.  We had five guys close to each other through the 5k but then lost contact and faded a little over the last 2 miles and that pushed us back to the 12th place finish. Erick Lara led us today and has emerged as our most consistent performer so far this year.

Coach Smith on the women:

It was a very competitive 45 team race today.  Our women got out into the race and fought hard to hold their positions.  We got some good performances from some of our plebes and that drove the overall outcome.  Louisa and Mikayla were both running 6K for the first time and I was pleased with how they handled the distance and the competitive level of the race. They will continue to improve as they run more races.  We finished in the top 10 and although I had expected that to happen it is encouraging that our team is able to meet those expectations in a competitive environment such as this. We are capable of running much better than this so I am encouraged about our prospects for the championship meets that are coming up.