NEWARK, N.J. – Competing for the final time ahead of the Skyline Conference Championship, the Manhattanville University cross country teams took to the trails at Branch Brook Park in the NJIT Highlander Invite on a rainy Saturday afternoon. The women's team took 8^th in the Open 5K field while the men's side, the Valiants placed 12^th.

Jennifer Oliveros (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) paced the women's team, placing 28^th out of the field of 109 racers that finished with a time of 22:41.3. Three spots later, Sam Delgado (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) crossed with a finish of 22:56.8.

Alicia Bibi (Marlborough, Mass./Marlborough) placed 62^nd, finishing in 26:05.3. Lilly Savnik (Mastic, N.Y./William Floyd) was the next Valiant to cross the finish line, as the freshman placed 67^th with a time of 26:34.8. Kristen Mejia (Port Chester, N.Y./Port Chester) rounded out the Valiant racers with a time of 27:38.4 to place 74^th.

The men's unit was led by Joey DeMilio (White Plains, N.Y./White Plains) who clocked in at 28:12.8 in the 8K to place 38^th out of 152 competitors. Zach Garrant (Poughkeepsie, NY/Spackenkill High School) crossed 44^th overall with a time of 28:34.9.

Daniel Baldessarre (Highland Mills, N.Y./Monroe Woodbury) and Courtney Brown (Clarendon, Jamaica/Mount Vernon) placed 74^th and 77^th, respectively, clocking in with times of 30:37.9 and 30:46.4. Danny Noia (Honolulu, Hawaii/McKinley) went on to finish 122^nd with a split of 33:46.6. The Valiants finished up with Khalil Williams (Menands, N.Y./Shaker) taking 141^st (37:45.9) and Aka Udeagha (Rye, N.Y./Rye) placing 144^th (27:50.6).

Up Next
The postseason opens on Oct. 26 with the Skyline Conference Championship meet taking place at Purchase College.

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