BETHLEHEM, Pa. - It was a field more than four times the size of the Owls' previous two races, but that proved to be no obstacle for Temple women's cross country's Blanca Fernandez. Running a time of 20:27 for the 6K race, Fernandez took first place among 312 competitors at the 42nd annual Paul Short Run on Friday morning.
The Owls competed in the College Women's Gold race for the first time after racing in a lower division in many past seasons. They placed 29th as a team, nearly matching their best finish from the less competitive Brown race.