NEWARK, N.J. – Continuing their preparations for the East Coast Conference championship, the Queens College men's and women's cross country teams travel to Branch Brook Park on Saturday to compete in the 21^st annual NJIT Invitational.
 
The Men's side placed 11^th out of 17, while the women's side placed ninth out of 14.

5K Women's Highlights

• Senior Rachel Mow led the Knights with a strong performance, placing 15^th overall with a career-best time of 19:30.4.
• Sophomore Keira Whitaker followed with a 42^nd place finish in 21:35.6.
• Senior Brianna Call placed 57^th with a time of 23:28.1.
• Senior Maria Flores crossed the line in 24:42.3, finishing 72^nd.
• Senior Jennifer Salazar recorded a time of 24:45.8, while freshman Kezia Hamilton completed the scoring with a time of 27:34.8.

8K Men's Highlights

• Junior Daniel DeGregori led the men's squad with an impressive 11^th place finish, posting a time of 26:47.9.
• Rookie Nathanael Hansen recorded a time of 29:07.5 to place 51^st, while junior Nickolas Pirovolikos took 57^th in 29:24.9.
• Junior Edward Samoleski earned an 87^th place finish with a time of 31:29.6.
• Sophomore Mateo Serringer placed 90^th with a time of 31:40.7, while sophomore Robert Palacios took 95^th with a time of 31:49.6.

NEXT MEET:

The final preparation before the championship meet sees both squads head to Kings Park, N.Y. on Saturday, Oct. 18 as they compete in the Invitational at Sunken Meadow State Park.

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