BETHLEHEM, PA – The Rider University men's cross country team continued the 2022 season with a 53rd-place finish out of 131 teams at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University. Sophomore Noah Taylor was the Broncs' top performer finishing with a time of 24:42.7, good for 240th place in the field of 1,159 runners. 

Taylor was followed by Richie Castaneda with a time of 25:10.1 and Jeremie Garcia with a time of 25:12.3. Castaneda and Garcia finished 361st and 367th respectively. Gobi Thurairajah (25:19.5), and Tehj Rollins (25:36.9) rounded out the top five finishers for the Broncs. 

NOTES AND QUOTES
"We had some strong performances today with many personal bests. It was a perfect day for racing. We had hoped to have a better team finish but we still had some things to get excited about today. We didn't do a great job of racing in packs today. It was a crowded field so we will need to learn from this experience." – Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer  

"Snyder and Noah Taylor ran great today. Snyder has been dealing with some setbacks recently and it was great to see him back out there racing again. He adds a lot to our team. Noah has been really good all year and he stepped up again today with another big time performance."– Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer  

- North Carolina won the race with the top two finishers.
- North Carolina's Parker Wolfe won the race with a time of 23:02.4.

UP NEXT
The Broncs return to action Saturday, Oct. 14th, when they take part in the Penn State National Open at University Park, PA.