Sept. 30, 2007
PITTSBURGH -
The University of Pittsburgh's cross country teams traveled to Bethlehem, Pa. this weekend to compete in the 34th Paul Short Invitational. The men's team placed 16th, while the women captured 25th out of the 41 teams that participated.
The men were led once again by freshman Joshua Christopher (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) who turned in a time of 25:38, landing him in 71st place. Christopher was followed by seniors Eric Burnett (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) and Curtis Larimer (Colorado Springs, Co./Palmer) who placed 75th and 81st, respectively.
Sophomore Lane King (Fairview, Pa./Fairview) recorded a time of 26:03 for the fourth best team time and freshman Teddy Miller (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon) rounded out the Panthers top-five with a time of 26:10.
Senior Alexandra Briggs (Washington, Pa./Washington) paced the women's team with a 76th place time of 22:14. Freshman Anna Yoney (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) finished a second behind Briggs at 22:15 and claimed 78th place.
Briggs and Yoney was followed by seniors Amy Ruffolo (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) and Nikki Bielick (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem), who posted times of 22:38 and 23:50, respectively. Freshman June Farley (Radnor, Pa./Radnor) crossed the finish line at 23:59 to break into the Panthers' top-five.
The teams will next travel to State College, Pa. to take part in the National Open on Oct. 12 at 4 p.m.
