BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Loyola University Maryland men's and women's cross country opened their season on Saturday night, running a pair of 5,000-meter races against Lehigh University.
 
The Mountain Hawks won both races, but the Greyhounds came away with a host of personal-best times and solid performances to build upon.
 
Nathan Galloway took fifth overall as the top runner for the Loyola men, running 15:15, while Ethan Ginyard made his collegiate debut and was 11^th in 16:02.
 
Grant Krawiec finished 14^th (16:06), Camden Spring was 15^th (16:12) and Jake Fowler finished a spot behind (16:13). Tyler Vega rounded out the Greyhounds entries in 19^th by running 16:52.
 
Abby Potticary was the women's top finisher, taking eighth, one spot ahead of teammate Grayce Heinemann. The pair ran 18:42 and 18:45, respectively.
 
Kate Ragone was 11^th (18:57), Sydney Votruba 12^th (18:59) and Caite O'Hehir finished 15^th (19:29). Lauren Bailey was close behind in 16^th (19:44), and Samantha Spargo took 17^th (19:45). Marissa Branham placed 18^th (20:31), while Jordyn Pugh was 19^th (20:47) and Bridget Hackett 20^th (21:14).