Many of PA's top college teams across all three divisions will compete at the 49th Paul Short Invitational this weekend, with a few colleges competing elsewhere or taking off. Read along to see where your favorite PA teams and runners will compete during the 5th week of the NCAA season!
Division III Ranks
Metro Region No.1 Widener and Mid-Atlantic Region No.2 Carnegie Mellon, among other top teams racing at Paul Short (Rankings via USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll). Penn State Abington, Thiel College, and other schools will host small invites this weekend.
Paul Short Invitational:
Widener has been an interesting case so far this season, only running five runners at their first two races. Time will tell if we see a Widener squad in full force at Paul Short.
As for Carnegie Mellon, the Tartans have been off to a solid start this season, with Orit Shiang establishing herself as the early-season team leader. Carnegie Mellon is a team with a lot of potential to run well at Paul Short.
Moravian, Swarthmore, and Scranton are other top teams that will race at Paul Short. Standout individuals on these squads are Moravian's Tara Smurla, Swarthmore's Olivia Montini, and Scranton's Maria Viola.
Other Meets:
There are various other meets set to take place this weekend. Penn State Abington will host eight other D3 teams at their invite this weekend. Some smaller meets taking place are the Dan Talbot Open, the Thiel College Tomcat Rumble, and the Mount Aloysius Invitational.
Who's Where in Division 3: | |
| Team | Meet |
| Albright | Penn State Abington Invitational, Abington, PA |
| Allegheny | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Alvernia | Salisbury University Don Cathcart Invitational, Salisbury, MD |
| Arcadia | Off |
| Bryn Athyn | Penn State Abington Invitational |
| Bryn Mawr | Dan Talbot Open, Bryn Mawr, PA |
| Cabrini | Penn State Abington Invitational, Abington, PA |
| Cairn | Penn State Abington Invitational, Abington, PA |
| Carnegie Mellon | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Cedar Crest | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Chatham | Thiel College Tomcat Rumble, Greenville, PA |
| Clarks Summit | Off |
| Delaware Valley | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| DeSales | Off |
| Dickinson | Off |
| Eastern | Off |
| Elizabethtown | Off |
| Franklin and Marshal | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Geneva | Off |
| Gettysburg | Off |
| Grove City | Off |
| Gwynedd Mercy | Penn State Abington Invitational, Abington, PA |
| Haverford | Paul Short Invitational |
| Immaculata | Dan Talbot Open, Bryn Mawr, PA |
| Juniata | Off |
| Kings College | Off |
| La Roche | Mount Aloysius Invitational, Cresson, PA |
| Lancaster Bible | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Lebanon Valley | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Lycoming | Off |
| Marywood | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Messiah | Off |
| Misericordia | Off |
| Moravian | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, Pa |
| Mount Aloysius | Mount Aloysius Invitational, Cresson, PA |
| Muhlenberg | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Neumann | Dan Talbot Open, Bryn Mawr, PA |
| Penn College of Tech | Off |
| Penn State Abington | Penn State Abington Invitational, Abington, PA |
| Penn State Berks | Penn State Abington Invitational, Abington, PA |
| Penn State Behrend | Off |
| Penn State Harrisburg | Penn State Abington Invitational, Abington, PA |
| Rosemont | Dan Talbot Open, Bryn Mawr, PA |
| Saint Vincent | Thiel College Tomcat Rumble, Greenville, PA |
| Scranton | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Susquehanna | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Swarthmore | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Thiel | Thiel college Tomcat Rumble, Greenville, PA |
| Pitt-Greensburg | Mount Aloysius Invitational, Cresson, PA |
| Scranton | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Valley Forge | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Ursinus | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Washington & Jefferson | Thiel college Tomcat Rumble, Greenville, PA |
| Waynesburg | Thiel college Tomcat Rumble, Greenville, PA |
| Westminster (PA) | Thiel college Tomcat Rumble, Greenville, PA |
| Widener | Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, PA |
| Wilkes | Dan Talbot Open, Bryn Mawr, PA |
| York | Off |