PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's and women's cross country teams travel to Bethlehem, Pa. on Friday to compete at the Paul Short Run, hosted by Lehigh. The men's gold race is scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m., followed by the women's gold at 11:45 a.m. 

Last Time Out
Sahil Dodda and Lily Murphy were named the Ivy League Athletes of the Week after finishing first at the Main Line Invitational. 

Penn men took first place overall scoring 24 points, women finished second with 41 points.

Quakers placed eight men in the top 15, with Dodda leading the four-mile race with a time of 19:19.6. Kofi Fordjour crossed third clocking in at 19:37.6, followed by Shane Murphy in fourth (19:38.7), Esfan Daya scoring seventh (19:45.9), and Vinay Ramen ninth at 19:55.3. 

Murphy made her season debut competing in the women's 5k crossing the finish line at 16:48.6. Kyra Compton placed third at 17:34.4, followed by Courtney Kaiser in seventh (18:01.2) and Anna Weirich in 13th (18:35.8). Kiera Duffy rounded out the team's score placing 17th at 18:47.6. 

Competing on Friday for the Quakers
Men's Gold (11:00 a.m.)
Esfan Daya, Sahil Dodda, Kofi Fordjour, Liam Going, George Keen, Chris Larnard, Shane Murphy, and Vinay Raman. 

Women's Gold (11:45 a.m.)
Lara Cota, L'Mio Edwards, Sarah Fischer, Gabrielle Jones, Courtney Kaiser, Lily Murphy, Izzy Rodriguez, and Anna Weirich

Women's Open (10:15 a.m.)
Kiera Duffy, Kate Hos, Adele Martin, Maggie McCabe, Aoife Shovlin, and Lindsay Yakaboski

Races in October: 
Oct. 17 - Princeton Fall Classic
Oct. 24 - Haverford Invitational
Oct. 31 - Ivy League Heptagonal Championships

Regionals 
Lehigh will host the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 14. 

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