Collegeville, Pa. - (1/21/2023) - Gwynedd Mercy University returned to Ursinus College to open the 2023 portion of their schedule with the Collegeville Classic. The Griffins did not score in the women's events, but the men totaled 21 points to placed fifth in the 13-team field. Ursinus College won both the men's (197 points) and women's (151 points) standings. The Griffins' finishes were highlighted by a first-place (1st, 9:42.06, 10 points) 3,000-Meter from senior Thomas Balla (Travose, Pa.), a trailing fifth-place run (5th, 10:58.57, 4 points) effort from junior Karam Aldarwich (Dresher, Pa.), and a pair of scoring performances from junior Branden Soubik (Lansdale, Pa.); 200-Meter (4th, 23.45, 5 points), 60-Meter (7th, 7.26, 2 points).