BETHLEHEM, Pa.—The UMBC men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the 36th annual Brooks Paul Short Invitational on the Goodman Campus of Lehigh University Friday. The women’s team finshed 34th, while the men placed 41st.

Senior Suzanne Gabriel (Falls Church, Va./McLean) led the women’s team across the line, finishing 93rd overall in a time of 21:53, while fellow senior Sara Parkinson (Lancashire, England/Loughborough University) placed 108th in 22:02. Sophomore Keri Wilson (Columbia, Md./Long Reach) finished in 137th in 22:17, while freshman Megan Arnold (Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek Regional) and junior Cortney Crouse (Union Bridge, Md./Linganore) rounded out the scoring five.

Senior Andrew Madison (Edgewater, Md./South River) led the men’s team, finishing 130th in an 8K time of 25:09. Junior Chris Bowie (Bethesda, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) was next, placing 238th in 25:52, while junior Chris Snyder (McConnellsburg, Pa./McConnellsburg), senior Michael Christmas (Invercargill, New Zealand/James Hargest College) and freshman TJ Cowing (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) rounded out the scoring five.

The Retrievers return to action Oct. 17 when they travel to Princeton, N.J. for the Princeton Invitational.