JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Saint Peter's cross country team gears up for a two-race week. Both the men's and women's programs will be in action, with the women's team hosting FDU for a dual meet on Wednesday, October 8, before the whole squad heads to the Metropolitan Championships, hosted by NJIT, on Saturday, October 11. The home meet will take place at Jaroschak Field with the first gun set for 9 a.m., while Saturday's race at Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J., is slated to begin at 10 a.m.
Shirleysa Rivas has been the lone female competitor for Saint Peter's so far this fall, racing individually at both Manhattan's Jasper Invite and Lehigh's Paul Short Run. In her season debut at the Jasper Invite, she clocked a 6K personal best of 24:48.8, trimming nearly two minutes off her time from the 2024 MAAC Championships (26:42.5). Rivas continued her strong form at Lehigh, finishing in 25:09.8 and placing 301st in a competitive field at the Paul Short Run.
ABOUT THE KNIGHTS
The FDU women's cross country team has competed in two meets this season. Freshman Temiloluwa Adebayo has led the way for the Knights in both appearances, finishing as FDU's top runner each time. She opened the year with a 19:26 in the 5K at the NJIT Season Opener and followed with a 20:17.7 in the 6K at the Ted Owen Invitational, placing 63rd overall.
METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW
At last year's Metropolitan Championships,
Gerardo Quaglia led the Peacocks in the men's 8K, placing 40th out of 69 runners in 27:27.24.
Solomon Dunham (32:04.97) and
Kenneth Montes (33:30.37) followed, with
Nicholaus Micheal closing out the scoring in 33:50.76. The reigning men's individual champion is Hofstra's Abraham Longosiwa.
On the women's side, Rivas was Saint Peter's top finisher in the 5K, placing 58th in 21:40.76. She was followed by
Paulina Nunez (24:30.45),
Madeline Castillo (28:59.74), and
Shanelle Vilson (33:18.29). St. John's sophomore Leyre Campo de Quevedo won the women's race a year ago.
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