The women finished eighth out of ten teams. For the women, the Lions were paced by freshman Ciara Kiely who placed 22nd in the 64-runner field with a time of 26:34. Natalie Shaw closely followed Kiely finishing with a time of 29:04. Teammates Ava Fino and Reilly Ward (unavailable) crossed the line in times of 30:41 and 30:56 to finish 47th and 49th, respectively. Freshmen Lily Deangelis, Jency Brock (unavailable), and Ursula Friesen crossed the finish line with times of 32:50, 40:10 and 40:14 to round out the team performance.
For the men, Bryn Athyn was led by freshman Rafe Williams (unavailable), who crossed first for the Lions with a time of 30:26 to finish 14th in the 82-runner field. Crossing next for the Lions was freshman Declan Williams who finished with a time of 34:20 (37th place). Magnus Lawing and Aidan York finished back to back just 20 seconds apart (46:39 and 46:57) to play 78 and 79. Callum Homber and Trajan Frazier rounded out the team finishing with times of 47:59 and 61:37.
Notes
- Rafe Williams continues to shine in his freshman campaign securing his third top 15 finish out of four races including two top three finishes this season
- Ciara Kiely paced the Lions in her first race of the season
The women's and men's cross country teams will be back in action on October 15 for the Bryn Athyn Invitation on campus at Bryn Athyn College.