Though collegiate men usually compete at the 8K or 10K distance, the Old Nassau Run offered a 6K in addition to an 8K. The men certainly capitalized on the change of pace, taking 11 of the top 12 spots. With the top five runners for each team scoring in a sport where the lowest score wins, the Tigers scored 16 points, just one over the minimum. Penn finished a distant second with a team score of 70. Seniors Cameron Marantz and Michael Maag and freshman Brian Leung took the top three spots, with Leung finishing less than a second behind Marantz’ winning time of 19 minutes, 32.9 seconds.
“We ran very much together as a group,” head coach Steve Dolan said. “The 6K distance is a nice start. It was also a lot of fun to start off at home.”
This race marked the beginning of Leung’s career at Princeton. The New Jersey state champion out of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South showed his worth with his third-place performance. After missing his freshman season due to injury, sophomore Mark Amirault finished a strong eighth.
The women’s team also competed in a 6K race. The women’s race was much larger than the men’s, consisting of 145 harriers to the men’s 60. Junior Liz Costello led the team to a third-place finish with her 13th-place time of 22:54.90. The winning time was 21:45.10.
Costello was the first of a small pack of Tigers that all finished together, including sophomore Sarah Cummings in 14th and senior Jolee VanLeuven in 15th. Overall, the women placed six in the top 20, rounded out by freshman Alex Banfich. The Tigers’ score of 69 left them just short of Villanova’s 60. Georgetown won the event with 28 points.
The men’s team does not compete again until Oct. 3, giving it substantial time to train. Its next event is the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University. The women, on the other hand, have a shorter break, as they face their first Ivy League competition in New Haven, Conn., at the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet on Sept. 27. The women will then join the men at the Paul Short Invitational.
Read More
Six for six: men’s and women’s track and field both complete triple crown
Luke StocklessMen’s and women’s track and field each won the Ivy League title this past weekend, capping off a dominant season in which both teams won the triple crown — a feat not seen in 14 years.
Men’s and women’s track and field each won the Ivy League title this past weekend, capping off a dominant season in which both teams won the triple crown — a feat not seen in 14 years.
Nation’s No. 2 miler Mena Scatchard ’25 to transfer to Stanford for graduate year
Luke StocklessThe Tigers’ most decorated distance runner ever has decided to use her final year of eligibility at Stanford after graduating from Princeton this May.
The Tigers’ most decorated distance runner ever has decided to use her final year of eligibility at Stanford after graduating from Princeton this May.
Two-way treats: Shenefelt and Kram do it all for Princeton baseball team
Joseph UglialoroThe baseball team features two players who hit and pitch, a rarity at the college level. Nick Shenefelt and Kaden Kram each took unique paths to playing both ways this season.
The baseball team features two players who hit and pitch, a rarity at the college level. Nick Shenefelt and Kaden Kram each took unique paths to playing both ways this season.