Coyle Claims UAA Champion Status; Tartans Place Second

(WALTHAM, Mass.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's cross country team raced in the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship today. The Tartans place second out of eight teams in the 8k race hosted by Brandeis University.

Race Information

NYU, 34; Carnegie Mellon University, 50; Washington University, 72; Emory, 107; University of Chicago, 125.

Inside the Box Score

• Senior Matthew Coyle became the UAA Individual Champion after crossing the finish line first, winning the race with a time of 24:21.0.
• Senior Colin McLaughlin finished ninth overall in a field of 80 runners with a time of 24:41.9.
• Junior Ryan Podnar finished 10th in a time of 24:44.1.
• Senior Eamon Brady finished 11th with a time of 24:44.8.
• Graduate student Anthony Toskin finished 19th in the field with a time of 25:01.6.

Notes

• Coyle is the first UAA Champion under head coach Tim Connelly and first since 2014 when George Degen won the race.
• Coyle earned All-UAA First Team status with the win while McLaughlin, Podnar, and Brady all earned All-UAA Second Team recognition.

Up Next

The Tartans will race in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on Saturday November 16 at 12:00 p.m.