Concord Set to Compete at Prestigious Paul Short Run

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's and women's cross country teams compete at the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon.

SCHEDULE
1:45 p.m. – Men's 8,000-meter race
4:00 p.m. – Women's 6,000-meter race

LIVE COVERAGE
LeoneTiming.com will have live results of the races.

LAST TIME OUT
The first two meets of the season saw Concord compete at Virginia Tech as it raced at the VT Invite September 6 and the VT Alumni Invite September 20. In the most recent outing in Blacksburg, Virginia, the Concord men finished second as they bested Division I East Tennessee State. Sophomore Braden Ward led the way for the Mountain Lions as he finished in the top 20 with a time of 24:49 for 8,000-meters. Senior Logan Zuchelli was 22^nd in a showing of 25:07. Junior Alex Irvin was two spots back of Zuchelli in 25:30. Sophomore Andrew Tickle clocked 25:53 to finish 29^th, and senior Ethan Board rounded out the top five for CU as he finished in 26:35, good enough for 33^rd.

Junior Katy Walkup was the top performer for Concord for the second consecutive meet as she placed 16^th in a time of 23:33. Senior Madison Cornett was also in the top 20 with a time of 24:19 for the 6,000-meter course. Freshman Kate Kelly and sophomore Sara Turner both ran 25:25 to finish back-to-back in 22^nd and 23^rd. The top five was completed by sophomore Charlotte McGinnis, crossing in 26:21. Freshman Larah Blevins was just nine seconds back of McGinnis.

PAUL SHORT RUN NOTES
For the CU men, the competition this weekend will feature some of the top teams in the Atlantic Region. Concord is fourth in this week's regional coaches' poll. Including the Mountain Lions, six of the top ten teams in the Atlantic Region go up against each other Saturday with the field featuring Davis & Elkins, East Stroudsburg, IUP, Shippensburg and Slippery Rock. East Region ranked teams Assumption, Caldwell, Molloy and Wilmington are also in the Paul Short Brown Race with CU. The only current Concord athletes that have run at Paul Short are Zuchelli, Board, Irvin and senior Zack Wilson. Zuchelli ran 24:59 at Paul Short in 2021 and clocked 25:12 in 2022.

The Mountain Lion women will be up against Mountain East Conference schools Fairmont State and Frostburg State along with Atlantic Region foes California (Pa.), IUP and West Chester. A total of 37 teams are scheduled to compete in the 4 p.m. race. Walkup posted a time of 23:43 for the 6,000-meter course at Paul Short as a freshman in 2022. Cornett logged 24:24 two years ago. Walkup's time is tied for the seventh-fastest showing for a CU athlete at Paul Short in program history. Cornett's time is 12^th best.