2024 50th Paul Short Run Preview
10/2/2024 4:02:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Paul Short Run
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The annual Paul Short Run presented by ASICS is once again upon us and is set to be hosted on Lehigh University's Goodman Campus this upcoming weekend. After hosting the first Paul Short Run five decades ago, the 50th run is slated to be the biggest one yet.
For the first time in the race's 50-year history, the Paul Short Run will be split up over the course of two days, with high school races taking place on Friday, October 4 and college races taking place on Saturday, October 5. This year, over 7,000 total athletes will compete, representing over 600 different high schools and colleges. Six high school races will be run on Friday while eight college races will occur on Saturday.
The Paul Short Run is in honor of the late Paul Short who served as Lehigh's Business Manager and Assistant Director of Athletics for 29 years. During his tenure at Lehigh, Short became an avid fan of Lehigh cross country and track and field. He was a 1934 graduate of Lehigh and Roger S. Penske/Lehigh Athletics Hall of Fame inductee in 2000 who excelled as a football, wrestling, baseball and lacrosse student-athlete.
In 1969, former Lehigh cross country and track and field head coach John Covert organized the meet with just seven teams competing. In 1981, the women joined the Paul Short Run, running a 5K which eventually changed to a 6K in 2000.
The Yale Bulldogs earned their second-ever first-place finish last year in the men's Gold 8K with 101 points, with their first coming back in 1989. Wingate earned second place with 123 points while Stony Brook rounded out the top three with 159 points. Penn State's Evan Dorenkamp finished above the rest, running the 8K in 23:53.7. Navy's Murphy Smith took home second place at 23:59.3 while Ethan Gregg of Wisconsin-La Crosse placed third at 24:00.2.
Last year's women's Gold 6K was won by Utah Valley, who scored an impressive 77 points to claim top prize. Wake Forest finished in second place with 129 points while Boston University took home third with 176 points. The race's top finisher was Judy Kosgei from South Carolina, who crossed the finish line in 19:54.9. Boston University's Hannah Prosser claimed second place (19:59.1) while Navy's Emily Boutin finished in third (20:15.8).
Manheim Township High School won first place as a team in the Boys High School Brown 5K in 2023, scoring 148 points to narrowly edge out Hershey's 149. Calvert Hall College earned third with 181 points while the race was won individually by Ringgold's Ryan Pajak. On the girls side, Morgantown High School took home first prize as a team with a score of 131, followed by Owen J. Roberts (178) and Mount Saint Joseph Academy (192). The overall individual winner in the Girls High School Brown 5K was Virginia Kraus of nearby Moravian Academy.
LOCATION:
Lehigh University - Goodman Campus Cross Country Course
Goodman Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015
ADMISSION:
Admission: Free
Parking: Parking attendants will allow team vehicles to park in the designated Stabler lots. All spectator parking will also be in the Stabler lots at $10.00 per vehicle. Cash is preferred and is the fastest method, but credit cards are also accepted. Spectators are advised to arrive early to be sure to see the entire race.
RESULTS:
Official results will be posted electronically on LehighSports.com/PaulShort. Live results will be available on Leonetiming.com.
MEDIA:
All media members wishing to obtain a parking pass or credential should contact Clark Boinis, Assistant Director of Sports Communications (ccb223@lehigh.edu). All credential requests should be sent NO LATER than Thursday, October 3 at 12 p.m.
PAST CHAMPIONS:
Men's
Army: 1986
Ath. Attic: 1977
Brown: 1987
Georgetown: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015
Indiana: 2009, 2013
Iona: 1995, 2016
James Madison: 1999
Kansas: 1990
Lehigh: 1969
Michigan: 1998
Michigan State: 1997, 1998, 2000
Navy: 1982, 1984, 2014
North Carolina: 2021, 2022
Oklahoma: 2011
Penn State: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 2001
Providence: 1992
Utah State: 2017, 2018
Villanova: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2012
Virginia: 2010
West Virginia: 1985, 1988
William and Mary: 2002
Wisconsin: 1983, 2008
Yale: 1989, 2023
Women's
Air Force: 1988
Columbia: 2005
Cornell: 1998, 2012
Georgetown: 1989, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2013
Guelph: 2014, 2015
North Carolina: 2022
North Carolina State: 1997
Northern Arizona: 2021
Oregon: 1983
Penn State: 1981, 1982, 1986, 1996, 2001, 2002
Princeton: 2006, 2007
Providence: 1994, 1995, 2011
Tennessee: 2004
Toronto: 1985
Utah State: 2017
Utah Valley: 2023
Villanova: 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000
West Virginia: 2008, 2009
Yale: 2016, 2018
For the first time in the race's 50-year history, the Paul Short Run will be split up over the course of two days, with high school races taking place on Friday, October 4 and college races taking place on Saturday, October 5. This year, over 7,000 total athletes will compete, representing over 600 different high schools and colleges. Six high school races will be run on Friday while eight college races will occur on Saturday.
The Paul Short Run is in honor of the late Paul Short who served as Lehigh's Business Manager and Assistant Director of Athletics for 29 years. During his tenure at Lehigh, Short became an avid fan of Lehigh cross country and track and field. He was a 1934 graduate of Lehigh and Roger S. Penske/Lehigh Athletics Hall of Fame inductee in 2000 who excelled as a football, wrestling, baseball and lacrosse student-athlete.
In 1969, former Lehigh cross country and track and field head coach John Covert organized the meet with just seven teams competing. In 1981, the women joined the Paul Short Run, running a 5K which eventually changed to a 6K in 2000.
The Yale Bulldogs earned their second-ever first-place finish last year in the men's Gold 8K with 101 points, with their first coming back in 1989. Wingate earned second place with 123 points while Stony Brook rounded out the top three with 159 points. Penn State's Evan Dorenkamp finished above the rest, running the 8K in 23:53.7. Navy's Murphy Smith took home second place at 23:59.3 while Ethan Gregg of Wisconsin-La Crosse placed third at 24:00.2.
Last year's women's Gold 6K was won by Utah Valley, who scored an impressive 77 points to claim top prize. Wake Forest finished in second place with 129 points while Boston University took home third with 176 points. The race's top finisher was Judy Kosgei from South Carolina, who crossed the finish line in 19:54.9. Boston University's Hannah Prosser claimed second place (19:59.1) while Navy's Emily Boutin finished in third (20:15.8).
Manheim Township High School won first place as a team in the Boys High School Brown 5K in 2023, scoring 148 points to narrowly edge out Hershey's 149. Calvert Hall College earned third with 181 points while the race was won individually by Ringgold's Ryan Pajak. On the girls side, Morgantown High School took home first prize as a team with a score of 131, followed by Owen J. Roberts (178) and Mount Saint Joseph Academy (192). The overall individual winner in the Girls High School Brown 5K was Virginia Kraus of nearby Moravian Academy.
LOCATION:
Lehigh University - Goodman Campus Cross Country Course
Goodman Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015
ADMISSION:
Admission: Free
Parking: Parking attendants will allow team vehicles to park in the designated Stabler lots. All spectator parking will also be in the Stabler lots at $10.00 per vehicle. Cash is preferred and is the fastest method, but credit cards are also accepted. Spectators are advised to arrive early to be sure to see the entire race.
RESULTS:
Official results will be posted electronically on LehighSports.com/PaulShort. Live results will be available on Leonetiming.com.
MEDIA:
All media members wishing to obtain a parking pass or credential should contact Clark Boinis, Assistant Director of Sports Communications (ccb223@lehigh.edu). All credential requests should be sent NO LATER than Thursday, October 3 at 12 p.m.
PAST CHAMPIONS:
Men's
Army: 1986
Ath. Attic: 1977
Brown: 1987
Georgetown: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015
Indiana: 2009, 2013
Iona: 1995, 2016
James Madison: 1999
Kansas: 1990
Lehigh: 1969
Michigan: 1998
Michigan State: 1997, 1998, 2000
Navy: 1982, 1984, 2014
North Carolina: 2021, 2022
Oklahoma: 2011
Penn State: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 2001
Providence: 1992
Utah State: 2017, 2018
Villanova: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2012
Virginia: 2010
West Virginia: 1985, 1988
William and Mary: 2002
Wisconsin: 1983, 2008
Yale: 1989, 2023
Women's
Air Force: 1988
Columbia: 2005
Cornell: 1998, 2012
Georgetown: 1989, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2013
Guelph: 2014, 2015
North Carolina: 2022
North Carolina State: 1997
Northern Arizona: 2021
Oregon: 1983
Penn State: 1981, 1982, 1986, 1996, 2001, 2002
Princeton: 2006, 2007
Providence: 1994, 1995, 2011
Tennessee: 2004
Toronto: 1985
Utah State: 2017
Utah Valley: 2023
Villanova: 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000
West Virginia: 2008, 2009
Yale: 2016, 2018
