At the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University, a 46-school race that included only three Division III schools, RPI junior Cory Kennedy finished first for the Engineers and 59th overall with an 8k personal record time of 23:43.2. There were 428 competitors in the field. He ran the first mile in 4:37.7 before dropping 21 spots at the 5k mark. Cory gained three places at the 6.3k mark and jumped nine more in the final 1.7k, which he ran in 4:41.0. As a team, RPI had 744 points to finish 25th with Johns Hopkins at 777 (26th) and John Carroll at 820 (29th). North Carolina was first with 64 points.