LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's men's and women's cross country teams are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the 50th Annual Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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MEET INFORMATION
Paul Short Run
Date: Oct. 5, 2024
Start: Men's 8K @ 9:00 a.m.; Women's 6K @ 9:45 a.m. (MT)
Site: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Venue: Goodman Campus Course
Live Results: Leone Timing
Course Map: Goodman Campus Course
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DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY ARTIE GULDEN
"We ran really well in Riverside a couple weeks ago and are looking to build on that. Paul Short is a huge meet, with over 40 teams in the races for men and women, so they will have to manage the large number of runners. But overall, it's a great opportunity for both teams and I expect we will rise to the occasion."
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ABOUT PAUL SHORT
First held in 1969, the Paul Short Run has grown into a two-day event, drawing over 7,000 athletes from over 600 high schools and colleges across the country. Utah State has had tremendous success at this event, winning three straight men's team titles from 2017-19, a women's team title in 2017, two men's individual champions (Dillon Maggard, 2017; Caleb Garnica, 2021) and one women's individual champion (Alyssa Snyder, 2017). In this year's College Gold races, both USU squads will face nationally ranked competition, with the men competing against No. 12 Harvard and No. 23 Syracuse and the women facing No. 21 Penn State and No. 23 Syracuse.
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FRESHMAN PHENOMS
Three Aggies have already claimed Mountain West Men's Freshman of the Week honors this season. Freshman Jedidiah Megargel won the weekly honors following his seventh-place finish in the Utah State Alumni Challenge on August 31, freshman Luke Stockett claimed the award thanks to a 21st-place finish in the BYU Autumn Classic on September 13, and freshman Michael Moffat won the award following his seventh-place finish at the UC Riverside Invitational on September 21.
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LAST MEET
Utah State women's cross country won the women's 6K race at the UC Riverside Invitational on September 21, with a score of 67 points. Senior Emma Thornley led the Aggie women with a seventh-place finish at 20:12.5. The USU men took second with 90 points in the men's 8K, with graduate Spencer Nelson earning a third-place finish with a time of 23:35.1.
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FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can follow the Utah State cross country programs at twitter.com/USUTF_XC, on Facebook at USUTrack and on Instagram at instagram.com/USUTF_XC. Aggies fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program at twitter.com/USUAthletics or on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics.
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