Friday, October 2
Bethlehem, PA
10:15 AM
Maryland
at
Paul Short Invitational
Konyar, Johnston Lead Terps At Paul Short Invitational
10/2/2026 2:08:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
BETHLEHEM, PA – Freshman Kate Konyar and junior Melina Johnston had top-100 finishes on Friday morning to lead Maryland at the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh. Konyar had a season-best performance, while Johnston turned in a personal-best effort.
Overall, Maryland placed 17th among 37 total teams in the field.
Konyar placed 69th individually to lead the Terps with a time of 21 minutes, 48.9 seconds. That marked shaved five seconds off her first 6K race of the season three weeks ago at the Spiked Shoe Invitational.
Johnston finished the course in 22 minutes, 7.5 seconds which was a new personal-best in a 6K race by nearly 41 seconds. She placed 94th overall as Maryland's second runner to cross the line.
Ellie Keefer (22:11.5, 102), Maren Iski (22:12.0, 105), and Jayla Atkinson (22:26.0, 128) rounded out the Terps' top-five scorers in the Women's College Gold 6K race.
Maryland will return to action in two weeks at the Panorama Farms Invitational hosted by Virginia on Friday, October 16.
Women's Gold 6K
69 - Kate Konyar – 21:48.9 - SB
94 - Melina Johnston – 22:07.5 – PR (-41 sec)
102 - Ellie Keefer – 22:11.5
105 - Maren Iski – 22:12.0
128 - Jayla Atkinson – 22:26.0
167 - Annika Metzger – 22:45.3
172 - Cayden Justice – 22:47.8
199 - Rebecca Burgee – 23:00.2
266 - Gauri Nair – 24:05.2
306 - Alice Kredell – 25:21.6
Women's Open 6K
95 – Lucy Scothern – 23:24.7
161 – Kiki Van Der Weide – 24:16.7
Overall, Maryland placed 17th among 37 total teams in the field.
Konyar placed 69th individually to lead the Terps with a time of 21 minutes, 48.9 seconds. That marked shaved five seconds off her first 6K race of the season three weeks ago at the Spiked Shoe Invitational.
Johnston finished the course in 22 minutes, 7.5 seconds which was a new personal-best in a 6K race by nearly 41 seconds. She placed 94th overall as Maryland's second runner to cross the line.
Ellie Keefer (22:11.5, 102), Maren Iski (22:12.0, 105), and Jayla Atkinson (22:26.0, 128) rounded out the Terps' top-five scorers in the Women's College Gold 6K race.
Maryland will return to action in two weeks at the Panorama Farms Invitational hosted by Virginia on Friday, October 16.
Women's Gold 6K
69 - Kate Konyar – 21:48.9 - SB
94 - Melina Johnston – 22:07.5 – PR (-41 sec)
102 - Ellie Keefer – 22:11.5
105 - Maren Iski – 22:12.0
128 - Jayla Atkinson – 22:26.0
167 - Annika Metzger – 22:45.3
172 - Cayden Justice – 22:47.8
199 - Rebecca Burgee – 23:00.2
266 - Gauri Nair – 24:05.2
306 - Alice Kredell – 25:21.6
Women's Open 6K
95 – Lucy Scothern – 23:24.7
161 – Kiki Van Der Weide – 24:16.7
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