BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Elon redshirt junior Katie Blount continued her record-breaking season on Friday by setting her second cross country school record in as many races with a time of 19:37.1 in the women's 6K at the Paul Short Run.
 
Blount placed second overall in a field of 350 women to lead the Elon women to a 10th-place finish out of 40 teams with 317 points. Her time of 19:37.1 smashed the previous school record of 20:02.9, set by Leandra Lorenz at the 2022 edition of the Paul Short Run. In just two events this Fall – her first cross country races since 2023 after redshirting the 2024 season – Blount has set Elon's women's 5K record (16:41.4 at the adidas XC Challenge on Sept. 19) and 6K record.
 
Junior Abby Beville highlighted nine other Phoenix women who contributed to the 10th-place team finish. Beville set a personal record in 20:38.1 – the eighth-fastest women's 6K time in program history – to place 38th. Jasmine Young (21:11.6) and Sarah Petitjean (21:13.2) also posted personal bests and top-100 finishes by placing 86th and 88th, respectively.
 
The Elon men placed 18th out of 38 teams that competed in the men's 8K "Brown" race. Joe Lavelle paced the Phoenix in 51st at 25:35.9 and was joined by Juan Pablo Castillo-Zima (90th; 25.56.4) and Jack Kane (91st; 25:56.5) as top-100 finishers.
 
Full results from the Paul Short Run women's 6K and men's 8K can be viewed via LeoneTiming.com.
 
PAUL SHORT RUN – RESULTS
WOMEN'S 6K
Team
10. Elon (317 points)
 
Individual
2. Katie Blount (19.37.1) – school record; personal record
38. Abby Beville (20:38.1) – personal record
86. Jasmine Young (21:11.6) – personal record
88. Sarah Petitjean (21:13.2) – personal record
103. Maddi Galindo (21:19.5) – personal record
107. Hannah Weber (21.19.9) – personal record
122. Quinn Smith (21:26.5) – personal record
180. Amelia Summers (21:46.3)
189. Ashland Dickel (21:50.8)
288. Cami Glebocki (23:00.3)
 
OPEN WOMEN'S 6K
Individual
20. Julia Bell (21.45.0) – personal record
30. Emilia Smith (22:00.7)
76. Winter Oaster (22:43.6) – personal record
84. Addison George (22:48.5) – personal record
97. Maddie Priest (22:54.4) – personal record
DNF. Kate Buerger
 
MEN'S 8K
Team
18. Elon (494 points)
 
Individual
51. Joe Lavelle (25:35.9) – personal record
90. Juan Pablo Castillo-Zima (25:56.4)
91. Jack Kane (25:56.5) – personal record
119. Luke Chisum (26:14.7)
153. Franklin Wimbish (26:31.1)
169. Caden Strickland (26:38.4)
187. Bryan Hampson (26:51.4)
226. Max Bixler (27:09.9)
250. Seth Steiner (27:31.0) – personal record
 
OPEN MEN'S 8K
277. Colby Robbins (26:45.3)
DNF. Braden Anthes
 
UP NEXT
The Phoenix is next in action on Oct. 17 at the Panorama Farms Invitational, hosted by Virginia in Charlottesville.
 
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