Princeton, N.J. – The La Salle men's and women's cross country teams participated in the Princeton Fall Classic late Friday afternoon. The women's team finished 9^th with a score of 240 in the 6K, while the men's team finished 10^th with a score of 263 in the 8K.

Senior Helene Usher led the Explorers, earning herself a 16^th place finish with a time of 21:26.0. Senior Gwenno Goode and sophomore Becca Bown followed, finishing 20^th and 64^th with times of 21:36.9 and 22:28.6, respectively. Next, sophomore Katherine Rogers crossed the finish line at 22:33.9 in 73^rd place. Senior Stella Hammond finished in 77^th place at 22:41.0, while freshman Niamh Partridge finished closely behind in 79^th place at 22:41.9. The junior duo of Cara Coppolino and Amelia Green followed in 98^th and 111^th with times of 23:03.6 and 23:16.8, respectively. Finishing for the Explorers were senior Lexy Rivard in 117^th at 23:23.1, and Catey Gandolfo-Lucia in 164^th at 27:20.5.

For the men, junior Malthe Bogebjerg led the team in 19^th place at 24:35.8. Fellow junior Matt Hill followed closely behind in 21^st place at 24:39.5. The next two finishers were sophomore Jacob Gardner and junior Finnian Russell in 55^th and 99^th place, at 25:25.2 and 25:57.2, respectively. Rounding out the Blue & Gold were junior Callum Murray in 102^nd place at 26:00.2, and junior Ricky Lee in 141^st place at 26:48.5.

Both teams return to the course at the Haverford Invitational on Friday, October 23^rd in Haverford, Pa.