Men's & Women's Cross Country Soar into State College

Friday, September 12

University Park, Pa.

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Temple University

Harry Grove Spiked Shoes Invitational

Photo by: Tim McCall

Men's & Women's Cross Country Soar into State College

9.11.25 | Men's Cross Country

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple cross country teams will race Friday, Sept. 12th, in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational hosted by Penn State University. The Owls look to continue their momentum from their third annual Temple Owl Invitational. The women's race will start at 10 A.M and the men's at 10:45 A.M.

Previewing the Owls:

The men's team kicked off the season with a victory at their home invitational, thanks to a first-place finish from Simeon Shappell-Smith. Three other owls placed in the top 10.
Freshman Rose Tuomisto placed 10th in her college debut in the home meet. The women finished fifth out of seven teams at the Temple Owl Invitational.
This Friday, six women and eight men will represent the Cherry & White.

Women 6K:

Amelia Sabatino
Brooke Shellenberger
Dagny Shiffler
Maya Gomes
Reese Morgan
Rose Tuomisto

Men 5.2 Mile:

The Field:

On the women's side, there will be nine other teams in attendance, and eight others for the men.
Last season, the men finished ninth out of 18 teams.
The women are poised for a comeback after not placing last year.
At last year's meet, Graham Thomas led all Temple runners with a 30th-place finish.
Penn State won for the women last year, and Syracuse won for the men.

The results of this meet can be found on https://live.pttiming.com/xc-ptt.html?mid=8097

The Owls are back in action on September 19th for the Main Line Invitational hosted by Haverford College.