The men’s and women’s cross country teams will continue their season Saturday at Lafayette University, as the men’s and women’s teams will race in the Leopard Invitational.

“I think for both teams, I’m looking for them to continue to progress and get better,” coach Adam Bray said. “I’d like to pull down the gap a little bit more, and build upon our success. That goes for both teams.”

At the Paul Short Invitational, the men’s team saw redshirt senior Travis Mahoney participate in his first cross country race in nearly two years. He didn’t disappoint, breaking a school record with his sixth place finish while leading the team to a program-best 19th place finish overall. The team’s strong effort resulted in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association to rank the team 13th in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the latest weekly polls.

On the women’s side at the Paul Short Invitational, sophomore Jenna Dubrow brought her streak of leading the team to eight meets while also breaking a school record with her 13th place finish. The team placed 26th overall, which like the men’s team, was a program best. Dubrow hopes to build further upon her success during tomorrow’s race.

“I definitely feel like there’s more to come,” she said after the Paul Short Invitational. “Hopefully next race I can dig even deeper than I did [last race].”

The meet will serve as the team’s last race before the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships, which will be the program’s final year of participating before transitioning to the Big East Conference next year.

-Avery Maehrer