Another invitational win Saturday for Bucknell sophomore Shaelan McNally from Paul VI, who remains unbeaten so far this XC season.
McNally, who won the Lehigh Invitational in her 2025 cross country opener two weeks ago, was first among 186 runners Saturday morning in Manhattan University’s Jasper Fall Invitational in Montgomery, Orange County, N.Y.
McNally ran 20:08 over 6,000 meters at Twin Ponds on the Farm, finishing 90 meters ahead of 2nd-place Sierra Gray of Quinnipiac, who ran 20:26.
That 20:08 is a big all-course 6,000 PR for McNally, who ran 21:06 at the Lehigh Invitational. That’s 16:47 pace for 5,000 meters with an extra 1,000 tacked onto the end.
Next for McNally and Bucknell is the Youngstown [Ohio] State Invitational in two weeks.
Junior Maddie Dischert from Atlantic City was Rider’s No. 1 runner in 36th place overall in 22:27
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 