INFO | Paul Short Run complete results
 
Bethlehem, Pa.----The No. 3 Wingate University men's cross country team finished second in the 43-team Paul Short Run College Gold Division Saturday, defeating 34 NCAA Division I teams on the way to its podium finish. Junior Ricardo Barbosa (pictured above) claimed seventh place in his Bulldog debut, thanks to his 8K time of 24:13.2. Lehigh University hosted the 49th annual Paul Short Run on the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course.
 
The defending South Atlantic Conference and Southeast Region champions, Wingate posted 123 points. Ivy League member Yale University won the event with 101 points. The Bulldogs defeated Liberty, Penn State, Navy, Georgia Tech, Army, Georgia and East Carolina, among others. Wingate finished second in the NCAA Division II national championship meet last season.
 
Meet Information
49th annual Paul Short Run College Gold Division
 
Top five teams: Yale (101 points), Wingate (123), Stony Brook (159), Liberty (190) and Penn State (203)
Individual finishers: 392 student-athletes representing 43 schools
School breakdown: 35 NCAA Division I, 1 NCAA Division II, 5 NCAA Division III and 2 Canadian
Location: Goodman Campus Cross Country Course, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.
 
Inside the 8K results
 
- The Paul Short Run is the largest NCAA cross country meet in the nation
- Barbosa was the bronze medalist in the '22 NJCAA XC championships for Colby CC (Kansas)
- Three Bulldogs finished in the top 25 and all five scoring runners placed in the top 50
- Junior Scott Nutter finished 20th with his 8K time of 24:29.4
- Seniors Soheil Boufrizi and Bastian Mrochen were 22nd and 27th, respectively
- The '22 SAC XC individual champion, Boufrizi ran a 24:30.1 8K Saturday
- Mrochen was right behind Boufrizi, posting an 8K time of 24:34.0
- Graduate student Saul Valdez was 47th, thanks to his 8K time of 24:42.9
- Valdez is enrolled in Wingate's rigorous Master of Accounting program
- Penn State senior Evan Dorenkamp won the Gold Division 8K (23:53.7)
- In the men's open 8K race, Wingate finished second as well
- Only LaSalle University defeated the 'Dogs in the men's open 8K event
- Senior Luis Hernandez-Perez finished 13th in the men's open 8K (24:55.7)
- Sophomore Daniel Schmidt (25:06.8) was 16th, while junior Tom Thierry (25:15.7) was 25th

Quotables
 
Wingate head cross country coach Pol Domenech: "The goal for today was to recreate the national championship experience, competing against a large and fast field. The men executed the race plan well and positioned themselves towards the front right away. They fought for the top position all the way to the finish line."
 
"We come away with an overall second-place finish, which makes us feel very good about the current fitness level of the team. This result makes us more excited to continue improving towards the big goal of the season, the big races coming up later in the year."

Wingate junior student-athlete Ricardo Barbosa: "I'm really happy with my first race as a Bulldog. I love the team spirit…watching everybody fighting on this course was amazing. I have big goals to realize with this jersey."
   
Up Next
 
Both Wingate teams will compete in the Queens University of Charlotte Royals Challenge Friday, Oct. 6 at McAlpine Creek Park. The South Atlantic Conference cross country championships are Saturday, Oct. 21 in Newton, North Carolina. Lenoir-Rhyne University is hosting the SAC event at the Southside Park.

Wingate University
 
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Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 15 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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