Women's Cross Country Places 21st at Paul Short Run

Friday, October 2

Bethlehem, Pa.

11:45 AM

Quinnipiac University

Paul Short Invite

Ashley Carillo and Zoe Merryman Run at MAACs in 2025

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Women's Cross Country Places 21st at Paul Short Run

10/2/2026 1:38:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The Quinnipiac women's cross country team logged a 21^st-place finish in the Gold Race at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh on Friday morning in the always-competitive run featuring some of the country's best teams.

Zoe Merryman led the way for Quinnipiac, placing 25^th in 21:20.1 to pace the Bobcats. Avery Palmucci and Ashley Carillo rounded out the top three on the team leaderboard.

Merryman was also the highest Metro finisher at the race, besting Rider's Maddie Dischert by 1.7 seconds.

SCORERS

Zoe Merryman – 25^th place (21:20.0)
Avery Palmucci – 101^st place (22:11.0)
Ashley Carillo – 129^th place (22:27.0)
Madeleine O'Neill – 165^th place (22:44.8)
Hazel DeLucia – 169^th place (22:45.4)

UP NEXT
Quinnipiac heads to the Under Armour Pre-National Invite on Friday, Oct. 16 at Indiana University.

For an inside look at the Quinnipiac women's cross country program, go to gobobcats.com/wxc and be sure to follow it on social media @QU_TrackXC.