BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The University of Pennsylvania men's and women's cross country teams closed out the 2025 campaign competing at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on Friday. 

Penn women secured a sixth-place finish scoring 231 points, while the men's team placed 10th with 305 points. 

Sarah Fischer led the women's team in the 6k crossing the finish line with a personal-best time of 20:39.5, scoring 31st. Anna Weirich was closed behind scoring 36th at 20:50.2, followed by Gabrielle Jones in 41st at 20.59.3m giving Penn three runners inside the top 50. 

Rounding out the team's score, Izzy Rodriguez crossed fourth for the Quakers at 21:16.0 (53) and Courtney Kaiser fifth with a time of 21:32.6 (71). 

Kofi Fordjour paced the men's team placing 38th with a 10k time of 30.51.3. Penn's top five runners crossed the finish line within 49 seconds of each other. 

Shane Murphy finished 60th stopping the clock at 31:16.9, followed by Sahil Dodda in 63rd at 31:18.6 and Nick Carpenter in 66th at 31:23.1. 

George Keen took fifth for the Quakers scoring 80th overall with a time of 31:39.1. 

The Mountaineers from West Virginia took first in the women's race with 56 points, Princeton won the men's competition with 45 points. 

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships
Bethlehem, Pa. 
Nov. 14, 2025
Results
Women's 6k (6th of 30, 231 pts) 
32 (31). Sarah Fischer – 20:39.5 *personal-best
37 (36). Anna Weirich – 20:50.2 *
41 (40). Gabrielle Jones – 20:59.3
54 (53). Izzy Rodriguez - 21:16.0 *personal-best
74 (71). Courtney Kaiser - 21:32.6 *personal-best
78. - Kyra Compton - 21:45.9
128. - Lara Cota - 22:36.8

Men's 10k - (10th of 28, 305 pts) 
38. Kofi Fordjour – 30:51.3 *personal-best
60. Shane Murphy - 31:16.9 *personal-best
63. Sahil Dodda - 31:18.6 
66. Nick Carpenter - 31:23.1 
80 (78). George Keen - 31:39.1
102. - Esfan Daya - 31:53.6 *personal-best
122. - Shamus Larnard - 32:15.7 *personal-best