9.24 XC Recap

M/W Cross Country Programs Excel at MSMC Knight Invite

9/24/2023 6:26:00 PM

MILTON, N.Y. – Returning to the course for the first time since September 9th, the Queens College men's and women's cross country program competed in the Mount Saint Mary College Invite Sunday (Sept. 24) morning at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome. 
 
Competing under rainy conditions, the women's side placed third out of 15 teams in the 6K race, while the men's side placed fourth out of 19 teams in the 8K race. 
 
Women's 6K Highlights
  1. Sophomore Rachel Mow (Esopus, N.Y.) paced the Knights finishing first with a time of 26:25.3.
  2. While senior Natalia Cuttler (Islip, N.Y.) rounded the course in 30:36.7 to place 13th. 
  3. It would be a top-20 finish for sophomore Joy Leong (Brooklyn, N.Y.) who completed the course in 32:35.6. 
  4. Sophomore Madelyn McMath (Carmel, N.Y.) completed the course in 33:23.1 and junior Nicole Colombi(Wantagh, N.Y.) earned a 31st-place finish with a time of 33:49.9.
  5. Ashley Rodriguez Perez (Emlhurst, N.Y.) earned a top-40 finish rounding the course in 34:26.5.
  6. Rookie Andrea Rivera (Queens, N.Y.) made her debut and earned a 55th-place finish with a time of 36:15.4. 
Men's 8K Highlights
  1. For the third meet in a row freshman Daniel DeGregori (East Meadow, N.Y.) led the Knights as he placed sixth with a time of 30:03.2
  2. Junior Abdi Mohamed (Fargo, ND) rounded the course in 32:00.05 to place 19th in the meet. 
  3. While the junior duo of Peter Hoffmann (Astoria, N.Y.) Kyle Daniels (Far Rockaway, N.Y.) completed the course split second part with Hoffman earning a 34:05.5 time and Daniels with a time of 34:06.8. as they placed 40th and 41st on the afternoon.
  4.  Senior Paulo Criollo (Ambato, Ecuador) earned a career-best time of 34:42.1 to place 36th, and senior Anthony Lopez (Ridgefield, N.J.) earned a top-50 finish with a time of 34:57.0. 
UP NEXT: Head Coach Greg Welch and the Knights will now use the week to prepare for the Queensborough Invitational to take place on Sunday (Oct. 1) morning in Van Cortlandt Park. The first race is set for 10:00 a.m.
 
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