Men's Cross Country | September 17, 2021

PHILADELPHIA – La Salle's men and women's cross country teams both kicked off their seasons at the Main Line Invite on Friday evening, each placing third behind just Villanova and Penn.
 
The men's team ended with 85 points in the 4-mile, while the women tallied 74 in 3-mile.  

HOW THEY FINISHED (WOMEN'S): 

• El Mancini continued her strong performance from the spring's A10 Championships, leading La Salle with a fourth-place finish at 16:48.4.
• Christine Mancini clocked in at 17:25.0 to finish tenth, running an average mile of 5:49.
• Elizabeth Mancini finished in 23^rd at 17:51.5, with Maeve Gimbert following just behind her in 24^th at 17:52.8.
• Jenna Webb crossed the finish line at 18:15.3 to place 28th, while teammate Julia Flood followed in 31^st at 18:24.2.
• Emma Everett ranked 53^rd at 20:28.4, while Jamie Green followed at 59^th with a time of 21:03.4.

HOW THEY FINISHED (MEN'S): 

• Ibrahim Kedir paced the Explorers with a time of 19:25.3, finishing seventh.
• Reigning A10 champion Luke Jaciw-Zurakowsky followed in 17^th, recording a time of 19:58.4.
• Matt Bridger ended in 23^rd with a time of 20:11.2, while Ryan James followed at 20:19.3 to finish 28^th.
• Alex Sandras clocked in at 20:54.2 to finish 43^rd, while Stefano Isabella recorded a time of 21:14.4 in finish 47^th.
• Dylan Servis ranked 51^st with a time of 21:35.5, and Nathan Paolangeli ended in 53^rd at 21:42.1.

UP NEXT:
Both teams will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 1 when they head to Bethlehem, Pa. for the Paul Short Run at 10 a.m.