Men's Cross Country Competes in Paul Short Invitational

Friday, October 1

Bethlehem, Pa.

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Temple University

Paul Short Invitational

Photo by: Ian Dubac

Men's Cross Country Competes in Paul Short Invitational

10.1.21 | Men's Cross Country

PHILADELPHIA- The Temple men's cross country squad picked up a 19^th place finish out of the 40 teams that competed Friday morning at the Paul Short Invitational. The Owls picked up two top-100 finishes, including a top-25 finish by graduate student, Joe Arthur.

From Head Coach James Snyder

"Today was a nice chance to see the course that we will be racing at six weeks from now for regionals. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed in where we finished today. It seemed some of the guys didn't handle the big field as well as we thought we would."

From the Players

"This was the first big stage for me to show that I can perform at this level, and I think my performance today backed that up. I think a lot of our guys might be disappointed in their times today, but I hope to lead by example and help the group achieve the performances they deserve with upcoming races," said Arthur.

Race Notes

Arthur led the Owls with a top-25 finish and a time of 23.54.5 minutes.
Temple saw Christian Fitch place in the top-100 with a time of 24.43.5 minutes.
40 schools competed on Friday morning and Temple finished in the top half of the pack with a 19^th place finish.
The Owls were without freshman runners Tyler Fauvelle and Erik Kain due to injuries.
North Carolina picked up the 1^st place spot with Villanova and Princeton rounding out the top 3 in the men's 8k race.