BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Rutgers men's and women's cross country opened their season on Friday afternoon at the Lehigh Invitational. The women's squad finished fourth out of eight teams and were paced by a fifth place showing for freshman
Sofia Condron. The men finished sixth out of 11 teams, as senior
Ryan Mitchell led the way for the Scarlet Knights with a top-30 result.
In her first collegiate race, Condron crossed the finish line with a time of 21:58.0. Three other Scarlet Knights joined Condron in the top-20, which included freshman
Ciara Bullington (12
th), freshman
Lucia Rabolli (15
th),
Michelle Coyotl-Varela (18
th). Sophomore
Emma Baeyens also raced well with a 21
st-place result.
On the men's side, Mitchell produced a time of 18:38.1 to finish 28
th. Freshman
Jack Moran crossed in 41
st, followed by freshman
Liam Tilton (44
th), senior
Chris Hill (48
th) freshman
William Clewell (49
th).
Rutgers returns to the course on Friday, September 9 when it competes in the Big Ten Preview – hosted by Michigan at the U-M Golf Course in Ann Arbor.
OVERALL TEAM RESULTS
Women's 6K – Fourth
5.
Sofia Condron – 21:58.0
12.
Ciara Bullington – 22:42.0
15.
Lucia Rabolli – 23:03.0
18. Michelle Coyotl-Varela – 23:14.7
21.
Emma Baeyens – 23:25.3
24.
Yelena Alpaugh – 23:34.0
27.
Shelby Whetstone – 23:38.5
28.
Kaitlyn Mooney – 23:40.8
32.
Melanie Barbosa – 23:48.6
38.
Angela Kearsley – 24:06.3
45.
Casey Walter – 24:37.0
56.
Preeta Joshi – 25:26.9
Men's 6K – Sixth
28.
Ryan Mitchell – 18:38.1
41.
Jack Moran – 18:55.3
44.
Liam Tilton – 19:01.3
48.
Christopher Hill – 19:03.0
49.
William Clewell – 19:03.9
61.
Brian Pedretti – 19:22.9
63.
Dan Pedretti – 19:24.8
86.
Sam Marran – 19:59.5
117.
Evan Morrow – 20:48.5
119.
Gavin Richards – 20:50.1
122.
Hamza Barkouch – 20:54.8
