Men's Cross Country has Strong Showing at Paul Short Invitational

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Placing four scoring runners among the top 100, including two in the top 10, the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's cross country team finished sixth at the prestigious Paul Short Invitational, held on the campus of Lehigh University. The Leopards competed in the Green Race, which had 35 scoring teams finish.

Both the Leopards' sixth-place finish and 228 points were program bests among the three times Wentworth has competed in this event (2017, 2019, 2025).

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Ryan Ballard and Ezra Blasko paced the Black & Gold finishing eighth (26:12.3) and ninth, respectively. This was the first time Wentworth had a pair of runners in the top 10 and Ballard's eighth-place finish was tops for the Leopards since Alex Robbins '18 won the event in 2017.
• Teddy Doyle posted a 43rd-place finish, crossing the line in a time of 27:19.5.
• Mark Murphy completed the 8K course in a time of 27:54.1 to place 69th.
• Nathan Bergquist-Guimond narrowly finished outside of the top 100, earning 99 points with his 103rd-place finish (28:24.8).
• Everett Miller (151st; 29:10.1), Sean Giuliano (173rd; 29:31.9), and Dylan Brilliant (181st; 29:37.2) also competed for the Leopards.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth next competes at the Western New England Golden Bear Invitational on October 18.

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