COMPLETE RESULTS | Paul Short Run
 
Bethlehem, Pa.----Wingate University sophomore Gemma Rebollo led the Bulldogs with a 6K personal-best time of 21:12.1 in the 46-team Paul Short Run College Gold division Friday. The defending South Atlantic Conference cross country champions saw each of their top seven performers run a personal-best 6K time in the 48th annual event, hosted by Lehigh University on the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course.
 
Wingate junior Brooklyn Pierce had the biggest breakthrough, shaving 4:30 from her previous personal-best 6K mark as she posted a time of 21:40.4. Only 13 seconds separated Wingate's second, third, fourth and fifth competitors Friday. Junior Mollie Scott was second on the Bulldog charts with her personal-best 6K time of 21:27.3.
 
The Bulldogs posted 927 points to finish in 35th place, four points more than 36th-place entrant George Mason from Virginia. The University of North Carolina Tar Heels won both the women's and the men's Paul Short Run Gold division. On the women's side, UNC had 63 points to edge Georgetown by four markers.
 
Meet Information
Paul Short Run College Gold division
 
Top five teams: UNC Chapel Hill (63), Georgetown (67), Providence (176), Utah State (191) and Utah Valley (234)
Individual finishers: 417 student-athletes representing 46 schools
School breakdown: 43 NCAA Division I, 1 NCAA Division II, 1 NCAA Division III and 1 Canadian
Location: Goodman Campus Cross Country Course, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.
 
Inside the 6K results
 
- Wingate defeated 10 NCAA Division I schools on the afternoon, including host Lehigh
- Only three non-Division I schools entered the Gold race: D2 Wingate, D3 Johns Hopkins and Canadian entrant Guelph
- Senior Academic All-America candidate Tatjana Mense was Wingate's third finisher
- The reigning SAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award winner, Mense ran a 21:33.3 6K PR
- Graduate student Doriane Langlois ran a 6K personal-best time of 21:39.5
- A Southern Indiana transfer, Langlois was less than one second faster than teammate Pierce
- Sophomores Laila Abouzaid and Grace Burrell were the sixth and seventh Bulldog finishers
- Abouzaid ran a 6K PR of 21:47.1, while Burrell also clocked a 6K PR with her 21:53.9
 
Quotables
 
Wingate head cross country coach Pol Domenech: "The women ran a really strong race in such a talented field. They were able to run together for a big part of the race and carry each other forward. Gemma led the pack, but what I am most happy about is how close our 2-3-4-5 were. This is very encouraging for the races to come. We look forward to the next few weeks of training and improving on this result the next time we race."
 
Wingate sophomore Gemma Rebollo: "This race has been a great opportunity for the team to put ourselves in a situation similar to the one we will find at nationals where there will be a similar number of people who compete at a high level. Overall the team did really well today, with a majority of people ending up with personal-best times."
 
"The Paul Short Run has shown us that we are at a great point in terms of training. This race has also taught us where we need to keep improving to reach the best version of ourselves. I'm really proud of the work that this team is putting in and I'm really excited to see what we will be capable of achieving in the upcoming races!"
 
Up Next
 
Both Wingate teams will compete in the Queens University of Charlotte Royals Challenge Friday, Oct. 7 at McAlpine Creek Park. The Bulldog Stampede is the next Friday (Oct. 14) at the WU Cross Country Facility.
 
Wingate University to host NCAA Southeast Regional XC meet Nov. 19
 
Wingate University is hosting the 2022 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional cross country meet Saturday, Nov. 19 at the WU Cross Country Facility. NCAA officials made the change, moving the site from McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte to the University's 540-acre campus in Eastern Union County.
 
Championship information
NCAA Division II Southeast Regional XC meet / Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022
Wingate University (host), Wingate, N.C.
 
Men's 10K race – 10 a.m.
Women's 6K race – 11:15 a.m.
 
Championship preview race information
Bulldog Stampede 2.0 XC meet / Friday, Oct. 14, 2022
Wingate University (host), Wingate, N.C.
 
Women's 6K race – 4:30 p.m.
Men's 8K race – 5:15 p.m.