BETHLEHEM, Pa.- The West Chester University women's cross country team returns to the course on Friday morning for the 52
nd Annual Paul Short Run on the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course at Lehigh University.
West Chester at Paul Short Run
Race Details: Open 6K- 10:15 A.M.//Brown 6K -2:45 P.M.
Length: 6K
Live Results
Five Things to Know
- West Chester heads into the Paul Short run with a team and individual crown in every meet that the team has entered so far this season, including a 6K Individual title and eventual team crown at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational on September 12. Kristina Tapia led West Chester in this race with a time of 21 minutes and 54.0 seconds as one of three Golden Rams in the top-five to help lead West Chester to its second of three team titles on the fall.
- At the 2025 Paul Short Run, Tapia finished third in 22:27.0 to help West Chester to a third-place finish in the Green Division race as she was joined in the top-10 by Jessalyn Welsh in eighth in 22:50.
- West Chester will be joined in the field by Adelphi, Albany, American, Binghamton, Bryant, Buffalo, Canisius, Charleston (W.V.), Concord, D'Youville, Davis & Elkins, Delaware State, FDU, Fayetteville State, Findlay, Holy Cross, IUP, Jefferson, Kutztown, Le Moyne, Lock Haven, Manhattan, Marist, Merrimack, NJIT, Niagara, Pitt-Johnstown, St. Joe's, Seton Hall, Siena, Southern Connecticut State, Saint Bonaventure, St. Peter's, Stonehill, Stony Broo, Towson, Wagner, and Walsh.
- In the Brown Division race, West Chester will be represented by Elisabeth Bordner, Ana Carlow, Claire Doherty, Riley Dortone, Grace O'Brien, Meya Ranges, Milla Scalise, Kristina Tapia, Jessalyn Welsh, and Megan Werner. Reese Billings, Violet Forte, Rylee McEvoy, Sam Moench, Cassie Nugin, Leah Richie, and Maddie Taylor will lead the Golden Rams in the open Division race at 10:15.
- Friday will be the warmest day the Delaware Valley has seen in a few weeks, with temperatures climbing into the mid-80s under mostly sunny skies.
Up Next
West Chester will be back in action next Saturday in Coatesville for the Golden Ram Open, which will be the team's third and final home Invitational of the season.
