BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Cornell men's and women's cross country competed Friday at Lehigh University's Paul Short Run, with three Big Red runners competing in each of the open races before the remainder of the afternoon schedule was canceled due to hot weather conditions.
In the men's open 8K, sophomore Caleb Hirschfeld led Cornell, finishing 57th overall in 26:09.5. Junior Owen Rung followed in 238th at 27:45.8, while senior Rithikh Prakash placed 252nd in 27:55.2.
Senior Kate Ahmari paced the Big Red women in the open 6K, placing 29th overall with a time of 22:32.3. Senior Emma O'Day finished 77th in 23:12.1, followed by junior Henny Schminke in 87th at 23:19.1.
Cornell will return to action on Friday, October 16 at the Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, IN.
