MECHANICSVILLE, Va. – A sunny, cool Saturday morning set the stage for La Salle's men's and women's cross country teams to compete at the Atlantic 10 Championships in Richmond, Va. The women's squad finished fifth with a team score of 133 points, while the men's side finished 7th with a team score of 151 points.

Senior Gwenno Goode led the women's side in the 6K, earning tenth with a time of 20:57.8. Her top-15 finish earns her All-Conference honors for the third year in a row. Fellow senior Helene Usher followed her in 17th, with a time of 21:35.1. The pair of sophomores Beca Bown and Niamh Partridge came in 28th and 38th, posting times of 21:35.1 and 21:45.8, respectively. A duo of seniors, Katherine Rogers and Stella Hammond, crossed the finish line in 40th and 41st, with times of 21:46.4 and 21:47.0, respectively. Trailing them was the junior duo of Amelia Green, finishing 58th with a time of 22:02.3, and Cara Coppolino, finishing 61st in a time of 22:06.2. Rounding out the finishing order was graduate student Lexy Rivard, in 75th place with a time of 22:20.2.

Leading the way for the men were seniors Malthe Bogebjerg in 12th with a time of 24:03.9, and Matt Hill in 14th with a time of 24:06.8. Their top-15 finishes earn them All-Conference honors. The sophomore duo of Jacob Gardner and Seán Cronin earned 27th and 44th, with time of 24:29.1 and 24:52.3, respectively. Another sophomore, Nicholas Dobbie, followed in 59th with a time of 25:02.5. Juniors Callum Murray and Ricky Lee rounded out the finishing order for the Explorers, finishing 81st with a time of 25:33.6, and 101st with a time of 26:02.3, respectively.

La Salle continues racing in two weeks when the Explorers travel to Bethlehem, Pa. to compete in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional meet on Friday, November 13. The meet will start at 11 a.m.