TOWSON, Md. – Dillon Harding and Isabella Coleman led the Loyola University Maryland men's and women's cross country teams in their season-opening races on Friday as the Greyhounds competed in the Baltimore Metro Meet.
 
Both the men's and women's races were run on a 5,000-meter course at Goucher College's John R. Caslin Cross Country Course.
 
Harding, who led the race at the 1,000- and 3,000-meter marks, led a quintet of men's runners who were in the top-20 for the Greyhounds, while Coleman and Kiera Udell both had top-30 finishes for the women.
 
Mikey Byrnes, Billy Malone, Dennis McNamara and Camden Spring rounded out the Greyhounds' group in the top-20, while Tyler Vega, Ethan Ginyard and Ailin Oberlies were in the top-30 on the men's side.
 
Greyhounds Finishes

• Men
  • Dillon Harding, 10^th, 15:49.5
  • Mikey Byrnes, 15^th, 16:01.1
  • Billy Malone, 18^th, 16:08.1
  • Dennis McNamara, 19^th, 16:08.2
  • Camden Spring, 20^th, 16:09.1
  • Tyler Vega, 24^th, 16:36.3
  • Ethan Ginyard, 29^th, 16:44.7
  • Ailin Oberlies, 30^th, 16:45.0
  • Aeden Barnett, 31^st, 16:50.4
  • Evan Skurat, 35^th, 17:00.1
  • Matt Bradley, 36^th, 17:07.0
  • Dylan Jock, 38^th, 17:13.9
  • Ryan Melendez, 39^th, 17:15.7
  • Bryan Hickman, 43^rd, 17:37.6
• Women
  • Isabella Coleman, 24^th, 20:02.3
  • Kiera Udell, 27^th, 20:13.6
  • Norah Affanato, 32^nd, 20:19.1
  • Kasey Boag, 35^th, 20:28.2
  • Lauren Riddle, 37^th, 20:35.3
  • Meghan Leonard, 43^rd, 20:52.4
  • Sammie Spargo, 44^th, 20:53.4
  • Mackenzie Newman, 48^th, 21:17.3
  • Kaitlyn Casas, 54^th, 21:40.7
  • Ajia Morrison, 57^th, 21:56.4
  • Maddie Hyde, 61^st, 22:30.1

Up Next

• Loyola will head to Annapolis, Maryland, on Saturday, September 9, to compete in the Navy Invitational. Racing is scheduled to start at 10 a.m.