BRONX, N.Y. – Returning to action after a month-long break, the Queens College men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Van Cortlandt Park Sunday afternoon to compete in the Queensborough Cross Country Invitational.
 
Competing against teams from across the East Region, both the men's and women's teams placed sixth in the team standings.
 
Senior Carly Koprowski made her collegiate debut in stellar fashion, placing third among the Knights with a time of 21:11.7. Sophomore Jordyn Cruz followed with a sixth-place finish in 21:17.7. Sophomore Celeste Minkwe Jore clocked a time of 25:25.6 to finish 44th, while junior Kayla Hernandez made her collegiate debut and crossed the finish line in 26:18.4 to place 56th. Junior Chelsea Ratcliff recorded a time of 26:53.8 to finish 64th, while sophomore Kezia Hamilton rounded out the Queens lineup with a time of 30:12.9.
 
Senior Daniel DeGregori led the men's team, placing 10th overall with a time of 29:46.1. Sophomore Christian Panameno finished 28th in 31:48.1, followed by sophomore Nathanael Hansen, who clocked a time of 32:00.8 to place 32nd. Senior Edward Samoleski finished 46th with a time of 33:06.9, while junior Mateo Serringer rounded out the Knights' scoring five, placing 50th in 33:15.4.

NEXT MEET

Queens returns to action Saturday, Oct. 10, when the Knights compete in the 22nd Annual NJIT XC Invitational in Newark, N.J. The first race is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.

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