Baird to the bone: M. X-country in second
Chris Baird led all runners in the 8K at Old Nassau Run in Princeton, N.J., and the men's cross country team finished in second place in both the 6K and 8K.
Baird ran the 8K in 25:46.00, as the Quakers finished with 50 points, two behind first-place Columbia.
Two Red and Blue runners cracked the top 15 in the 6K: freshman Isaac Ortiz (20:10.00) and Clayton Smith (20:13.70).
- David Gurian-Peck
Brogan leads W. X-country in NJ
Old Nassau Run didn't go as planned for the women's cross country team.
The Quakers finished in fifth place, with 149 points; Georgetown was victorious, with a mere 28.
With a team-best time of 22:51.10 in the 6K, senior Leah Brogan was tops among Penn runners in Princeton, N.J., coming in 10th place overall.
The Red and Blue visit the Big Apple for their next race, at Iona on Sept. 20
- DGP
M. Golf ties for eighth at Navy Invitational
For 14 years, Scott Allen frequently faced off against Penn as he headed the golf program at George Washington.
This weekend, he got a look from the other side of the tee box. In his first match as head coach of the Quakers men's golf team at the Navy Invitational, Penn faced off against 16 other teams, one of which was tournament winner GW (282-290--572).
The Quakers finished in a tie for eighth with Navy's White team over the two-day event, carding 299-301--600. Penn placed second among the three Ivy teams there - Cornell shot 596 while Brown carded a 627.
One bright spot for the Red and Blue was the play of senior Mike Blodgett. Blodgett, the defending Ivy League champion, went 73-69--142, tying him for fourth place overall.
Rounding out the pack for Penn were Brett Rendina (151 for 33rd overall), Kevin Huntington (152 for 37th), Ben Cohen (160 for 74th) and Bill McCrossan (161 for 76th).
Get a full recap of the Navy Invitational and the Quakers' tournament today in Rehoboth Beach, Del. in tomorrow's DP.
- Brandon Moyse
