BETHPAGE, N.Y. – Wrapping up their final preparations for the East Coast Conference (ECC) Championship meet, the Queens College men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Bethpage State Park to compete in the Adelphi Short Course Showdown on Friday afternoon.
 
The women's team placed fourth, while the men's team finished sixth.
 
In the women's 5K race, senior Carly Koprowski led the way with a 12th-place finish in 19:10.0, while sophomore Jordyn Cruz followed with a 14th-place finish in 19:20.5.
 
Sophomore Jenna Cruz finished 41st in 21:39.6, while junior Keria Whitaker recorded a time of 21:58.6 to place 45th, giving the Knights four top-50 finishes. Sophomore Celeste Minkwe Jore finished 58th in 24:50.5, followed by sophomore Kezia Hamilton, who completed the course in 24:56.2. Junior Chelsea Ratcliff rounded out the women's field with a time of 25:23.8.
 
In the men's 5K race, senior Daniel DeGregori led the Knights with a 32nd-place finish in 16:47.1. Sophomore Christian Panameno followed in 17:18.9, while sophomore Nathanael Hansen crossed the finish line in 18:03.6. Senior Edward Samoleski recorded a time of 18:31.7, followed by junior Mateo Serringer in 18:43.3. Juniors Lurtim Mehmedi and Robert Palacios rounded out the men's lineup with times of 21:01.9 and 21:17.5, respectively.

NEXT MEET

Queens heads to Rochester, N.Y., to compete in the East Coast Conference Championship meet on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Matt St. James Cross Country Trails. The first race is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.

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