Bucknell Women's Cross Country Preps for Paul Short Invite

Friday, October 1

Bethlehem, Pa.

11:45 a.m.

Bucknell University

Paul Short Invite

Meghan Smith

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Bucknell Women's Cross Country Preps for Paul Short Invite

9/29/2021 9:29:00 AM | Women's Cross Country

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell University women's cross country team is set to return to action after a three-week hiatus in competing at the Paul Short Run on Friday. Bucknell will compete in the Gold race at 11:45 a.m on Friday in a field of 40 teams that includes fellow Patriot League schools Army, American, Boston University, Lafayette, Lehigh, and Navy. Three of the top five teams in the latest Mid-Atlantic Region Poll will also be in the field, with Georgetown (1), Villanova (3), and Penn State (5), all in the Gold race.

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Bucknell will be returning to action for the first time since competing at the Father Bede Invite on September 11.
The meet will be the penultimate meet of the regular season for the Bison, who will send runners to the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals and the Leopard Invite on October 16.
Ashlyn Ramos made her return to cross country at the meet, earning first-place honors by being the only runner in the field to break 20 minutes (19:48.2). Bucknell earned the first seven runners in the field, and ten of the first 11 at the dual meet against Saint Francis (Pa.).
The Bison last competed at the Paul Short Invite in 2019, finishing 31^st as a team in the Brown Race in the 46^th annual edition of the meet.
Several Bison who competed on that day are on this year's roster, including Karly Forker, Jamie Falla (149^th, 22:56.8), Mia Bellucci (16^th, 23:04.3), and Julia Tambaro (247^th, 23:52.6).
Olivia Dyer, Falla, and Lucie Kubinski also competed in 2018 in which the Bison finished 22^nd of 43 in the Brown Race.
Ramos and Emily Deschler have each captured individual wins for the Bison this season, with Deschler earning the win at the Bison Open to kick off the fall season.
After the Paul Short Invite, the Bison will prepare for two meets. Bucknell will send runners to the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals on October 16 in Tallahassee, Fla and the Leopard Invite in Easton, Pa.
The Patriot League Championships are set for October 30 at Lehigh.