Oct. 5, 2013

Bethlehem, Pa. -

Senior Kyle McKenna placed 31^st out of 397 runners with a time of 24:38 in the College Men's Gold 8K Race at the 40^th 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 42^nd with a time of 24:48.

Freshman Tori Parkinson led the way for the women's team, placing 87^th 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 21^st 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 21^st. 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.

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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