Women’s Cross Nation Wins Season Opener at Princeton

PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Pennsylvania girls’s cross nation group opened the 2025 season with a victory on the New Jersey Jam, hosted by Princeton.  

The girls have been led by senior Lara Cota who completed second with a time of 14:07.4. Gabby Jones adopted intently behind in fourth clocking in at 14:09.1. Freshman Izzy Rodriguez wore the stripes for the primary time ending fifth at 14:10.6. 

L’Mio Edwards positioned ninth with a time of 14:13.3, adopted by Kyra Compton scoring twelfth at 14:20.7 to spherical out the ladies’s group rating of 32 factors. Princeton positioned second with 42 factors and Monmouth in third with 77 factors. 

The males’s group caught to their sport plan displaying a robust disciplined pack-running technique that highlighted teamwork over particular person outcomes. The males scored consecutively in 14th by means of 18th place demonstrating their dedication to operating collectively. 

Esfan Daya clocked in first for the Quakers scoring twelfth with a time of 17:33.8. Shamus Larnard, Sahil Dodda, and Liam Going all recorded a time of 17:33.9 scoring fifteenth by means of seventeenth. Kofi Fordjour accomplished the rating clocking in one-tenth of a second later at 17:34.0. 

Up Next

The Quakers head to Haverford, Pa. to compete on the Main Line Invitational on Sept. 19. 

 

New Jersey Jam 

Princeton, NJ

Sept. 5, 2025

Top 5 Results 

Women’s 4.1k

2. Lara Cota – 14:07.4

4. Gabby Jones – 14:09.1

5. Izzy Rodriguez – 14:10.6

9. L’Mio Edwards – 14:13.3

12. Kyra Compton – 14:20.7

Men’s 5.8k

18 (14). Esfan Daya – 17:33.8

19 (15). Shamus Larnard – 17:33.9

20 (16). Sahil Dodda – 17:33.9

21 (17). Liam Going – 17:33.9

22 (18). Kofi Fordjour – 17:34.0