EASTON, Pa. – The Loyola University Maryland women's cross country team took ninth, and the men were 10^th, on Saturday at the 2024 Patriot League Championships.
 
Isabella Coleman had the top individual finish of the day for the Greyhounds, finishing 42^nd to lead the women's team with a time of 22:07.3 on the 6,000-meter course.
 
Maeve Lowther was the next finisher across the line for the women, crossing in 57^th place (22:38.3), just ahead of Norah Affanato's 22:56.7 for 67^th.
 
Kiera Udell took 76^th (23:16.6), and Kasey Boag rounded out Loyola's scoring in 23:19.0 for 80^th.
 
Kayla Hayes (95^th, 24:06.2), Meghan Leonard (99^th, 24:17.6) and Mackenzie Newman (100^th, 24:18.5) were next across the line for the Loyola women; Kat Zysk (105^th, 24:39.4), Talia Banafato (107^th, 24:57.7) and Maddie Hyde (109^th, 25:20.6) rounded out the Greyhounds' contingent.
 
Dennis McNamara led the Loyola men for the first time in his career, moving up 10 spots in the last mile of the 8,000-meter course for a 55^th-place finish in 25:29.4.
 
Mikey Byrnes came across the line in 78^th (25:53.2), Camden Spring was 85^th (26:08.5) and Christian Zawislack finished his first Patriot League meet in 93^rd by running 26:37.9.
 
Evan Alander completed the scoring for the Greyhounds in 97^th (27:01.6), one spot in front of Dylan Jock's 98^th (27:07.3).
 
Billy Malone ran 27:25.1 for 103^rd and Ailin Oberlies finished 105^th with a time of 27:33.2. Bryan Hickman took 107^th (27:40.7), Evan Skurat was 109^th (27:45.6), and Nick Paganelli finished 111^th (28:26.9).
 
The Greyhounds will run again on Friday, November 15, at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in State College, Pennsylvania.