Emory Cross Country divided and conquered Friday morning as the teams took on the Georgia Tech Invitational in Fairburn, GA and the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, PA.

At the Paul Short Run, the Eagles showed out as the women took 6^th and the men took 16^th overall in a crowded field of 45 teams and over 400 runners.

In the women's 6k, junior Cameron Gupta led the pack finishing in 38^th place with her time of 22:03. Close behind her was sophomore Davis Johnson, who also came in at 22:08 and found herself in 43^rd place. Only a few seconds behind was freshman Ashley Clyman who rolled in at 22:11 and came in 46^th place. Behind her was the freshman/senior duo of Ayla Cooke and Madison Tiaffay, who came in a tenth of a second apart at 22:19.8 and 22:19.9, finding themselves in 54^th and 55^th place. Following them was junior Elizabeth Csikai who clocked in at 22:29 and came in 68^th. Right behind her was fellow junior Payton Fleming, who came in at 22:31 and found herself in 71^st place. Closing out the race for the Eagles was junior Elise Picard who came in 94^th place with a time of 22:44. 

In the men's 8k, sophomore Ryan Van De Berghe led the way for the Eagles finishing in 29^th place at 25:05. Shortly after him was junior John Urciuoli who clocked in at 25:13 and came in 43^rd. Rolling in behind him was fellow junior Kirin Karver, who ran in at the 25:50 mark and came in 108^th. Freshman Owen Larson quickly followed suit, coming in at 25:57 and finding himself in 126^th. Behind Larson was sophomore Carsen Valenta, who came in 157^th with his time of 26:17. Fellow freshman Logan Clark was close behind, clocking in at 26:20 and coming in 166^th. Finishing things off for the Eagles was sophomore Dalton Lowery, coming in 190^th place with his time of 26:29.

At the Georgia Tech Invitational, both squads had a great showing, placing 4^th and 6^th respectively out of 14 teams.

On the women's side, freshman Maddie Chen led the team finishing at 23:05 and landing in 36^th place. Following her was the rookie duo of Lucy Ambrogio and Ines Lemee, who crossed the finish line right after the 23-minute mark finishing in 40^th and 46^th respectively. Behind them was junior Morgan Cox who came in 54^th  clocking in at 23:46 and beating her time of 25:24 from last year's GT Invitational. Close behind her was the sophomore/freshman combo of Arden Gray and Zoe Dichter who both came in after the 24-minute mark and took 67^th and 72^nd place respectively. Closing things out on the women's side was junior Emma Flowers who crossed the finish line at 25:03 to take 87^th.

On the men's side, freshman Michael Versaci led the Eagles, coming in 27^th and clocking in at 26:03. Shortly after was the freshman duo of Amos Pres and Zach Glover, who also clocked in just after the 26-minute mark and came in 30^th and 32^nd respectively. Following them was upperclassmen Olin Gilster and Jack Mulhauser, who both crossed the finish line after the 26:20 mark and came in 35^th and 37^th. Close behind was the senior/freshman duo of Nikhil Makker and Owen Brandeis who both came in around the 26:50 mark and placed 44^th and 45^th respectively. Following them in was senior Lucas Moskovitz, who ran in after the 27-minute mark and came in 52^nd place. Rounding things out for the Eagles was freshman Shane Larkin, who clocked in at 27:25 and came in 55^th place.

The Eagles will take a one-week break before returning to the course on October 17^th and 18^th for another dual meet weekend, where half the squad will attend the UT-Chattanooga Intercollegiate in Chattanooga, TN on the 17^th and the other half will be in Logan Township, NJ for the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle.