EASTON, Pa. – The Loyola University Maryland men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2024 season on a course that will be the site of their conference championships, competing in the Patriot League Preview on Friday afternoon.
 
Loyola's women took fourth, while the men were fifth on Lafayette College's Cross Country course.
 
Isabella Coleman led the women with a 15^th-place finish in 18:39.792, and Kayla Hayes made her collegiate debut with a 17^th-place run in 18:43.229.
 
Norah Affanato and Maeve Lowther were 26^th and 29^th in 19:15.926 and 19:17.740, while Kiera Udell took 32^nd in 19:19.693.
 
Kasey Boag finished 57^th in 19:58.445, just in front of Talia Banafato's 20:02.966, and Mackenzie Newman rounded out Loyola's women's contingent in 74^th in 20:47.970.
 
Dillon Harding had a top-10 finish for the men in 10^th place with a time of 18:45.584 to lead the men's team, while Mikey Byrnes (21^st, 19:02.963), Camden Spring (26^th, 19:09.802) and Dennis McNamara (28^th, 19:15.942) were all in the top 30.
 
Christian Zawislack finished 33^rd (19:25.407), Dylan Jock was 44^th (19:48.907) and Ailin Oberlies took 49^th (19:59.911). Ryan Melendez and Bryan Hickman finished less than a second apart in 57^th and 58^th, running 20:15.667and 20:16.352, respectively, while Evan Alander was 83^rd in 21:06.782, and Evan Skurat was 87^th in 21:11.367. Colin Muller finished 91^st in 22:40.964.
 
The Greyhounds will be back in action in one week when they run at Penn State's Spiked Shoe Invitational.