BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Rutgers cross country returned to action on Friday, Sept. 30 competing in the 48th Annual Paul Short Run on the Goodman Campus course at Lehigh University. Sophomore Alex Carlson led the Scarlet Knights in the women's 6K as she finished 34th overall.
 
The women's squad placed 26th out of 46 in the team standings. The men's team competed in the 8K race, finishing 42nd out of 46.
 
"The men and women had a good day on the course at Lehigh," said head coach Matthew Jelley. "We had 21 of 27 student-athletes achieve lifetime personal records. Twelve of 14 on the women's side and nine of 13 on the men's squad.
 
"We learned some valuable lessons that will help us make adjustments and prepare us for our next race in two weeks, and for our championship season which is now only a month away."
 
Carlson ran 20:12.2 in a field of over 400 runners to earn a finish in the top-40. Kassidy Johnson clocked 20:52.2 to place 99th, while Sofia Condron added to the point totals, finishing 193rd in 21:28.8.
 
Alec Snell paced Rutgers on the men's side as he placed 260th with a time of 25:01.8. Liam Tilton took 266th in 25:02.7, followed by William Hare in 275th with a time of 25:06.8.
 
The Scarlet Knights will break for two weeks before competing in the Penn State National in State College, Pennsylvania on Friday, Oct. 14.
 
Women's 6K – 26th
34. Alex Carlson           20:12.2
99. Kassidy Johnson              20:52.2
193. Sofia Condron                21:28.8
218. Michelle Lupu                21:35.1
262. Isabella Godish              21:52.4
 
Men's 8K – 42nd
260. Alec Snell                        25:01.8
266. Liam Tilton                      25:02.7
275. William Hare                  25:06.8
300. Christopher Hill                          25:19.6
321. Will Berger                      25:25.7