INFO | Paul Short Run complete results
 
Bethlehem, Pa.---- For the second time in three years, the No. 1 Wingate University men's cross country team won the Paul Short Run College Gold Division Friday. The Bulldogs posted 58 points to claim the team title in the Gold field. Lehigh University hosted the 52nd annual Paul Short Run presented by ASICS on the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course. The PSR is the largest NCAA XC meet in the nation.
 
Penn State finished second with 129 points. The rest of the top five included Pittsburgh, Navy and Penn. The defending national champion Bulldogs won the historic 50th Paul Short Run in 2024. The event holds special meaning for Wingate director of cross country and track and field Matt van Lierop, as Lehigh University is his alma mater.
 
Earlier in the day, the Wingate men had five runners finish in the Paul Short Run College Open Division top 20. Thirty-five Bulldogs (20 men, 15 women) competed in this year's Paul Short Run.
 
Inside the 8K results
 
- Wingate had six student-athletes in the Gold Division 8K top 25 Friday
- Sophomore Fikadu Gonzalez finished seventh with his time of 24:12.4
- Freshmen Ewen Guilmois and Yilan Jacquin were eighth and ninth, respectively
- Guilmois ran a 24:14.3 8K race, while Jacquin posted an 8K time of 24:14.6
- Senior Samuel Gilson was 15th, thanks to his 8K time of 24:20.9
- Senior Niels Peeters rounded out WU's top five, finishing 19th (24:30.0)
- Penn State junior Nick Sloff won the Gold 8K with his time of 23:59.8
- The Bulldogs had five runners in the Open 8K top 20 with three in the top five
- Senior Emanuele Ferrari led the way, taking second place (24:52.4)
- Junior Matthew Brunnock was next, claiming the bronze medal (24:55.8)
- Sophomore Julio Espinoza took fifth place for the 'Dogs (24:58.8)
- Running unattached, Sean Kennedy-Wonneberger won the Open 8K (24:48.3)
- Kennedy-Wonneberger is a grad student at NCAA Division I UMass Lowell

What They Are Saying
Wingate head cross country coach Pol Domenech
 
"Today was a big test for the men's team. With most of our top scorers being new to the program, this was an important opportunity to see where we stand as a team. The guys passed the test and then some…putting together great performances in both the Open and the Gold races."
 
"We're really pleased with the execution and overall results…but we also know there's still work to be done. We have two months to go until the big dance…"

Up Next
 
Both Wingate teams will compete in the Queens University of Charlotte Royals XC Challenge Friday, October 9 at McAlpine Creek Park. The Bulldogs conclude the regular season Friday, October 16, venturing to the University of Virginia for the Panorama Farms Invitational.
 
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