This past weekend, the Seton Hall men’s and women’s cross country teams had successful outings at the NJIT Invitational.
The women’s team dominated the competition, finishing first with a total time of 1:32:44, which was four minutes faster than the second place team, Wagner.
Emma Newgarden won the individual title finishing the 5K race in 18:13. This is Newgarden’s second consecutive individual title, as she won at the Cappy Anderson Invitational on Sept. 22.
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Following closely behind Newgarden was Olivia Hernandez, who finished second overall at 18:25. Five more Pirates also finished within the top-10.
Kassi Yocco came in fifth place (18:36), Emily Hernandez came in sixth place (18:37), and Cristina Fernandez finished eighth place (18:53). Gaby Vega (18:59) and Lauren Ginefra (19:05) rounded out the top-10 overall.
On the men’s side, Jarod Moser led the way as the team finished fourth out of seven teams with a combined time of 2:14:00. Moser finished 10th overall with a time of 26:15 in the 8K race.
Justin Allone finished 12th a time of 26:19 and Ryan McNeilly finished 20th with a time of 27:01.
Both teams will return to action on Oct. 12, when they travel to the Bronx, N.Y. to compete in the Metropolitan Championship.
Matthew Collins can be reached at matthew.collins@student.shu.edu.
