PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania cross country teams make their way to New York City on Friday, competing in the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships at Van Cortlandt Park.
 
MEET #6: IVY LEAGUE HEPTAGONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 | Bronx, N.Y.
Location: Van Cortlandt Park
Women's Race: 6K, 11 a.m.
Men's Race: 8K, Noon
Live Results | Championship Page
 
History of Ivy Heps
The Ivy League Cross Country Heptagonal Championships have been going on since 1939 for men and 1977 for the women. The Quakers have won a total of six Ivy titles, five by the men and one by the women.
 
About Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt Park — more than a thousand acres atop the ridges and valleys of the northwest Bronx — is New York City's third largest park. Playing fields and playgrounds are scattered about the park's edges, surrounding a richly forested heartland fed by Tibbets Brook. The park is home to the country's first public golf course, the oldest house in the Bronx, and the borough's largest freshwater lake. From the quiet green shade of its oak forests to the crisp white mantle of cricket players atop the Parade Ground, the park boasts a past rich in culture, well-versed in history, and blessed with the intrinsic beauty of nature.
 
Ivy XC Heps has been held at Van Cortlandt Park 72 times with the first appearance back in 1939. The last time it was at Van Cortlandt was in 2019 when the men's team won the title.
 
Who Is Competing For The Quakers
The women will be represented by: Olivia Babski, Lizzy Bader, Kyra Compton, Lara Cota, Chloe Hassman, Olivia Morganti, Lily Murphy, Bronwyn Patterson, Katie Pou, Maeve Stiles, and Phoebe White.
 
The me will be represented by: Zubeir Dagane, Sahil Dodda, Dennis Fortuna, Troy Hill, Justin Iler, Luke Johnson, Michael Keehan, Edwin Klanke, Will Shaughnessy, and Oliver Stewart.
 
Penn's Last Time Out
The Quakers competed at the Haverford Invitational on Friday, getting its final preparations in before Ivy Heps last Friday. Troy Hill led the men's squad with a second-place finish, clocking a time of 20:08.8 on the four-mile course. He was joined in the top 10 by Matthew Fernando (20:41.7) and Silas Ruth (20:49.9) who took sixth and ninth, respectively. The women took the top two individual spots at the Haverford Invitational on Friday. Katie Pou took first place with a time of 17:28.6 on the three-mile course, while Lara Cota followed in second with a time of 17:55.9.