From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics

The Carnegie Mellon University men's cross country team opened its 2017 season at the Duquesne University Duals on Saturday, September 2 in Schenley Park. The Tartans defeated Youngstown State University and Indian University of Pennsylvania, as they competed against three Division I schools and one Division II squad in IUP.

The Tartans were led by junior Aadi Mhatre (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) who finished the 8K race 11th overall in a time of 26:26.1. Senior Jordan Safer (Brookline, Mass./Brookline) finished 3.5 seconds behind Mhatre in 12th with a time of 26:29.6.

The next five Carnegie Mellon runners finished intermittently in the top 23. First, was freshman Andrew Singh (Marietta, Ga./Walton) with a time of 26:32.3 followed by sophomore Liam Walsh (Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard) with a time of 26:35.1. Next to finish were junior Kevin Cory (Frederick, Md./Urbana) with a time of 26:40.8 and sophomore Evan Yukevich (Tokyo, Japan/American School in Japan) finishing for the Tartans with a time of 26:42.5. Josh Kalapos (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) finished 23rd with a time of 26:48.1, beating the next runner by 0.7 seconds.