EMMITSBURG, Md. (September 30, 2023) – Michael Chipi once again paced the field for Mount St. Mary's cross country, finishing in 18^th place at the Paul Short Run. Competing in the Brown Division, the men's team took 30^th in the 8k while the women's time finished 38^th in the 6k.
 
Chipi ran the race in 25:22.4, racing as high as eighth place on the third split at the 6.3K mark. His finish was the best for a Mount men's performer at Paul Short since Will Merritt, who also took 18^th back in 2018.
 
Niels Peeters took 108^th in the field with a time of 26:17.6, followed by Kevin Zaleski (237^th, 27:28.4), Gavin Gallo (251^st, 27:39.8) and EJ Villaver (252^nd, 27:57.3) to round out the scoring.
 
The Mount women were led by Chloe McCarthy, finishing 102^nd in the 6K with a mark of 23:24.1. Mary Campbell was two seconds behind her (23:26.4) to finish in 108^th. Riley Bell (280^th, 25:31.7), Ellie Dorian (317^th, 26:29.3), and Natalie Spadaccini (328^th, 26:57.7) also scored for the Mount.
 
Mount St. Mary's heads to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania October 14 for the Aubrey Shenk Invitational.