BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Nathan Galloway and Dillon Harding crossed the line within two seconds of each other, becoming the top finishers at a Patriot League Championships in Loyola University Maryland men's cross country history with 18^th- and 19^th-place finishes, helping the Greyhounds to their best ever result as a team on Sunday at the 2021 event.
 
Meanwhile, Abby Potticary ran a terrific closing effort and took 16^th on the women's side, the third-best finish for a Loyola woman at the Championships.
 
The duo of Galloway and Harding led the men to a seventh-place finish, the best finish for a Loyola team since the school joined the conference in 2013. Every place finisher for the Greyhounds had the best standing in Loyola's Patriot League history for a full-field event (the 2020 Championships did not have all 10 teams competing).
 
On the women's side, Loyola matched its best-ever finish by checking in at eighth place.
 
The men's 183 points were 81 lower than their previous best finish at a full-field meet. Loyola's women scored 204 points, their second-best total behind 2015 when they scored 195 and also were eighth.
 
Galloway and Harding ran as a team pair throughout the race and steadily moved up in the field. They came through the mile mark in 28^th and 29^th and then were 20^th and 21^st after three miles.
 
Galloway crossed the finish line at 8,000 meters in 25:44.7, while Harding was right behind in 25:46.5.
 
Patrick Cropsey was third for Loyola in 50^th with a time of 26:29.5, and Jake Fowler took 66^th in 26:58.7. Camden Spring rounded out he scoring for the Greyhounds in 81^st with a time of 27:34.7.
 
Dylan Jock finished steps behind Spring, running 82^nd in 27:38.6, while Evan Skurat was 95^th in 28:22.8. Tyler Vega finished 96^th in 28:26.8, and Connor Rebele took 98^th in 28:35.9.
 
Evan Alander was a place back in 99^th (28:43.5), and he was followed by Ethan Ginyard (101^st, 28:52.4) and Bryan Hickman (107^th, 29:08.5).
 
Potticary kicked her way to a strong finish rising from 31^st at the two-mile marker to her 16^th place finish. She ran 22:18.5 over the 6,000-meter course to finish the race.
 
Grayce Heinemann became Loyola's best second-place finisher at a Patriot League Championships meet, running 38^th in 22:50.9.
 
Kate Ragone took 57^th in 23:23.0, while Isabella Coleman ran 68^th in 23:46.4, and Carly Spinnler finished 74^th in 24:00.0 to close the scoring for the Greyhounds.
 
Maeve Lowther was just one-tenth of a second behind Spinnler in 76^th (24:00.1), and Catie O'Hehir finished 81^st in 24:13.5.
 
Sarah Bullock was 86^th (24:37.2), Lily Angluin took 90^th (24:48.9), Sammie Spargo finished 95^th (25:28.4), Marissa Branham finished 96^th (26:08.4), and Kasey Boag was 97^th (26:43.9).
 
The Greyhounds will return to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to continue their championship season in less than two weeks. Lehigh will host the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships on Friday, November 12.