USU Men's Cross Country Finishes Ninth at Paul Short Run Behind Strong Performance by McKenna
Oct. 5, 2013
Bethlehem, Pa. -
Senior Kyle McKenna placed 31st out of 397 runners with a time of 24:38 in the College Men's Gold 8K Race at the 40th annual Paul Short Run, hosted by Lehigh University. McKenna's time was good enough for the fastest eight-kilometer race in the Mountain West so far this season. Junior Eric Shellhorn also had a strong showing, finishing 42nd with a time of 24:48.
Freshman Tori Parkinson led the way for the women's team, placing 87th out of the field of 406 with a time of 21:41 in the College Women's Gold 6K Race.
Facing the stiffest competition to date this season, the Aggie men's team placed ninth out of 47 with 393 points. On the women's side, Utah State placed 21st out of 48 with 615 points. Indiana claimed the top spot in the men's race, while Georgetown took first on the women's side.
"Coming into this meet, our goal was to perform as well as we could. The conditions were pretty hot and humid, which we're not used to, but I think we had some great performances on the guys' side and solid performances on the girls' side," said veteran head coach Gregg Gensel. "We wanted our girls to be in the top-20 in this meet, as it was very competitive, and they were 21st. I thought they performed very well. We were hoping for the guys to be in the top-15 and they placed ninth so that was great to see."
Utah State cross country teams return to action on Friday, Oct. 11 at the Southern Utah Invitational in Cedar City, Utah.
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Utah State Results
Paul Short Run
Bethlehem, Pa.
Oct. 5, 2013
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. Indiana 89
2. Dartmouth 106
3. Georgetown 110
4. Harvard 167
5. Iowa State 188
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9. UTAH STATE 393
USU MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
31. Kyle McKenna 24:38
42. Eric Shellhorn 24:46
91. Kade Jensen 25:21
105. Jacob Barton 25:27
124. Colby Wilson 25:34
176. Mike Bills 25:54
217. Chris Martinez 26:12
273. Tom Derr 26:33
372. Austin Costley 27:53
386. Brett McAdams 28:42
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS:
1. Georgetown 112
2. Dartmouth 125
3. Villanova 168
4. Cornell 182
5. Columbia 203
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21. UTAH STATE 615
USU WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
87. Tori Parkinson 21:41
106. Jacqueline Winterton 21:55
132. Alex Litzsinger 22:07
144. Brittany Bushman 22:13
146. Ashley Robison 22:13
163. Amanda Stoudt 22:21
196. Joanna Boyd 22:35
245. Brooke Rawlins 22:56
279. Cierra Simmons 23:09
329. Kelsey Girardelli 23:37
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