Results
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Junior
Dylan McKeever (Furlong, Pa./Central Bucks East) and senior
Sam Sheldon (Tully, N.Y./Tully) both placed in the top 10 to lead the Gettysburg College men's cross country team to an outstanding sixth-place finish among 43 schools in the "White" race of the Paul Short Run on Saturday at Lehigh University.
Final Team Results – Top 10
| 1 |
Wesleyan |
104 |
| 2 |
Cortland State |
124 |
| 3 |
Vassar* |
125 |
| 4 |
York (Pa.)* |
125 |
| 5 |
Kutztown |
134 |
| 6 |
Gettysburg |
209 |
| 7 |
Widener |
261 |
| 8 |
St. Vincent (Pa.)* |
287 |
| 9 |
Scranton* |
287 |
| 10 |
Ursinus |
352 |
*Tiebreakers
Individual Top 5
| 1 |
Cabel McCandless, Cortland St. |
25:28.7 |
| 2 |
Will Greene, St. Vincent (Pa.) |
25:35.4 |
| 3 |
Kevin McMorrow, Wesleyan |
25:36.2 |
| 4 |
Reed Dolan, Vassar |
25:38.6 |
| 5 |
Chad Dunham, Cortland State |
25:41.2 |
Top Performers
Dylan McKeever '21 – 7th (25:45.4)
Sam Sheldon '20 – 8th (25:47.8)
The Finish Line
- McKeever and Sheldon blazed through the 8,000-meter course in personal-record times of 25:45.4 and 25:47.8, respectively finishing seventh and eighth, respectively, out of 341 runners.
- Finishing as the No. 3 runner was freshman Connor Elliott (Media, Pa./Salesianum), crossing the finish line with a PR time of 26:37.8 to claim 52nd.
- Rounding out the scoring was freshman Joseph Potz (Crestline, Calif./Rim of the World) and senior Aren Heitmann (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe), who both achieved PR times by placing 70th (26:52.3) and 75th (26:53.8).
Paul Short Run History
- The 46th Lehigh Paul Short Invitational is the largest intercollegiate cross country meet in the nation and features 6,000 student-athletes from 450 colleges or high schools.
Coming Up
Gettysburg takes a week off from competition before hosting the 31st annual Gettysburg Invitational on Oct. 19.
