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Cross Country

Senior Emil Arangala led the way for the men's team at the Patriot League Championships, finishing 34th with a 24:54.6 time. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Cross country hosts league championships, finishes back of the pack

By Selma O'Malley, Managing Editor November 8, 2024

The cross country team hosted the Patriot League Championships last Saturday at Metzgar Fields for its second and final league meet of the season. The college last held the championship meet in 2016. The...

Junior Justin Brown finished 37th with a time of 25:20.9. (Photo courtesy of Lehigh Athletics)

Cross country runs at ECAC, IC4A Championships

By Selma O'Malley, Managing Editor October 25, 2024

The cross country team ran at the ECAC Division I Women's 6K Championship and IC4A Men's 8K Championship last Saturday at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York. The race marked the team's last meet...

Senior Emil Arangala's 25:13.1 finish led the way for the Leopards. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Cross country teams compete at Paul Short Invitational

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor October 11, 2024

The cross country team competed at the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University last Saturday, with the men competing in the 8K and women competing in the 6K races. The men placed 13th out...

The men's cross country team looked to keep pace with Lehigh in Saturday's meet. (Photo by Jasmin Lara for GoLeopards)

Cross country falls to Lehigh

By Maddie Pedone, Contributing Writer September 27, 2024

The cross country team hosted Lehigh University in a rivalry meet on Saturday, suffering losses in the men's 8K and women's 6K against the Mountain Hawks. Junior Elizabeth Borah led the way for the...

Women's cross country comes off a season capped by a sixth place finish at the Patriot League Championships. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Cross country begins season with Lafayette Preview

By Maddie Pedone, Contributing Writer September 13, 2024

The cross country team kicked off its season on Friday, hosting six schools for the Lafayette Preview, with women competing in the 5K and men competing in the 6K.   Senior A.J. Sanford led the Leopards...

Junior Emil Arangala and sophomore Liz Borah led the men's and women's teams, respectively. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Cross country wraps up season at NCAA District Championships

By Fiona Cannon, Staff Writer November 17, 2023

The men's and women's cross country teams finished out their seasons this past weekend in Bethlehem as they competed in the NCAA District Championships. The race came after the women's team had a strong...

Junior Emil Arangala placed 40th at the Patriot League Championships. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Cross country teams compete at Patriot League Championships

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor November 3, 2023

The men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Colgate to compete in the Patriot League Championship last Saturday. The women finished sixth out of 10 teams, their best finish since the 2020-21...

Lafayette athletes are always busy between practice, competition and classwork. (Photos by Rick Smith and Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

A day in the life of two student-athletes

By Jack Paradis, Contributing Writer October 6, 2023

Despite the fact that a quarter of the student body plays a Division I sport, many may not know what an average day looks like for student-athletes. Playing a sport takes up hours of the average student-athlete’s...

Sophomore Fran Dougherty sprints toward the finish line at the Lafayette-Lehigh Dual Meet earlier this season. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Cross country teams offer middling performance at Lehigh

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor October 6, 2023

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams traveled to Lehigh for the Paul Short Invitational on Saturday. In their third and largest meet of the season so far, the women finished 59th out of 123 teams,...

Senior Bobby Oehrlein crests the steepest hill at the 2022 Patriot League Cross Country Championships, where he finished 11th. (Photo courtesy of Nina Koobatian '23)

Oehrlein leads way for Leopards at Patriot League Cross Country Championships

By Grace Sanborn, Contributing Writer November 4, 2022

A cold, foggy morning turned into a beautiful day in Lewisburg, Pa. last Saturday just in time for the men’s and women’s cross country teams to compete in the Patriot League Championships at Bucknell...

Seniors Becky Hartman and Rachel Hurley lead the pack during the Lafayette-Lehigh dual meet women's race on Friday Sept. 16. Hartman went on to win the race.

Cross country team showcases up-and-coming talent despite loss to Lehigh

By Nicky Nathanson, Staff Writer September 23, 2022

In their second meet of the season, the Lafayette Cross Country teams headed to Bethlehem where they took on rival Lehigh this past weekend. The team has a brand new look, as they have added many freshmen...

The cross country team looks forward to a promising season with a talented and enthusiastic senior class.
(Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Cross country looks forward to rest of season after Bison Opener

By Allie Campanella, Contributing Writer September 9, 2022

The cross country team had their season opener at the Bison Opener in Lewisburg, PA last Friday, with the women and men's teams finishing second and third out of four teams, respectively. Senior Becky...

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