Media, Pa. - (8/30/2024) - The Gwynedd Mercy University men's and women's cross country teams visited Rose Tree Park in Media, Pennsylvania, to open their 2024 season at the Bryn Mawr College Invitational. The Griffin men recorded no team score with only junior Sebastian DeSimone (West Orange, N.J.) toeing the starting line (25th, 19:33.50), but behind Top-50 finishes from senior Hailey Bloom (Margate City, N.J.) (40th, 26:27.00), freshman Ava Ezzie (Drexel Hill, Pa.) (42nd, 27:08.40), and senior Mikayla Brennan (Bensalem, Pa.) (43rd, 27:36.40) placed the women seventh (7th of 7) with 174 points.


Griffin Finishes

• MEN (5K)
  • 25th (19:33.50) - DeSimone
• WOMEN (5K)
  • 40th (26:27.00) - Bloom
  • 42nd (27:08.40) - Ezzie
  • 43rd (27:36.40) - Brennan
  • 52nd (33:05.80) - Stancil
  • 53rd (33:25.70) - O'Neill

Gwynedd Mercy University returns to action next Saturday, September 7, when they visit local rivals at Belmont Plateau for Jefferson University's Philadelphia Cross Classic.