MOUNT ST. MARY'S 5K DUALS
Emmitsburg, Md. | Friday, August 29
11:00 a.m. (Men's Race) | 11:30 a.m. (Women's Race)
 
EMMITSBURG, Md. (August 28^th, 2025) – This Friday, August 29^th, begins the 2025 cross country season for Mount St. Mary's as they host the annual Mount 5K Duals on the PNC Sports Complex Grounds. The meet begins at 11 a.m. with the men's race, followed by the women's event. Runners start and finish in the open field opposite the Waldron Family Stadium.
 
MOUNT UPDATE: The Mountaineers open the season with 43 student-athletes on their roster – divided into 27 men and 16 women, 13 of them being new additions. Athletes will run five meets over the course of the season, followed by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships.
 
COMPETING TEAMS:   Mount St. Mary's, UMBC, Howard, Catholic, Towson, Goucher, Hood, McDaniel, Gettysburg, Delaware
 
5K DUALS HISTORY:   Friday marks the 19^th occasion the Mount has opened the season by hosting the 5K Duals. On the women's side, Navy has won the most titles with six, followed by American with five, Johns Hopkins (2), George Washington (2), UMBC (2), and Maryland and Howard winning once. On the men's side, American has won the title six times, UMBC (5), George Washington (4), Navy (2), and Johns Hopkins, Maryland, and the Mount once.
 
MSM 5K DUALS TEAM CHAMPIONS
WOMEN
2024: UMBC
2023: George Washington    
2022: Howard
2021: George Washington
2019: Johns Hopkins
2018: Johns Hopkins
2017: Navy
2016: Maryland
2015: UMBC
2014: Navy
2013: Navy
2011: American
2010: American
2009: Navy
2008: Navy
2007: American
2006: American
2005: American
2004: Navy
 
MEN
2024: UMBC
2023: George Washington
2022: UMBC
2021: George Washington
2019: Johns Hopkins
2018: George Washington
2017: American
2016: George Washington
2015: American
2014: Navy and UMBC
2013: American
2011: American
2010: American
2009: American
2008: UMBC
2007: Maryland
2006: Mount St. Mary's
2005: UMBC
2004: Navy
 
MSM 5K DUALS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
WOMEN
2024: Alexis Tepper, UMBC
2023: Julia Shanes, George Washington
2022: Melanie White, Howard
2021: Margaret Coogan, George Washington
2019: Kathryn Gearhart, Maryland
2018: Caelyn Reilly, Johns Hopkins
2017: Clair Ostrowski, Navy
2016: Kathryn Gearhart, Maryland
2015: Sarah Daly, UMBC
2014: Sarah Daly, UMBC
2013: Annie-Norah Beveridge, Navy
2011: Octavia Rinehardt, American
2010: Sara Parkinson, UMBC
2009: Octavia Rinehardt, American
2008: Amy Watson, Navy
2007: Kate Lilley, American
2006: Kate Lilley, American
2005: Keira Carlstrom, American
2004: Keira Carlstrom, American
 
MEN
2024: Mark Unger, UMBC
2023: Ryan Fowkes, George Washington
2022: John Wang, Mount St. Mary's
2021: Wondu Summa, Franklin Pierce
2019: Andrew King, Johns Hopkins
2018: Andy Weber, George Washington
2017: Benjamin Doiron, American
2016: Alaeldin Tirba, American
2015: Brendan Johnson, American
2014: Brendan Johnson, American
2013: Nicholas Regan, American
2011: Mark Allen, American
2010: Craig Brown, American
2009: Josh Olsen, American
2008: Alex Lundy, Maryland
2007: Mike Cator, Maryland
2006: Dan Beardslee, American
2005: Izudin Mehmedovic, UMBC
2004: Maksudal Ali, Navy