NEWARK, N.J. – The Manhattanville University cross country team competed at the 22^nd Annual NJIT XC Invitational on Saturday morning, with the men's team finishing in 16^th and the women's squad placing 17^th overall.

On the men's side, Joey DeMilio (White Plains, N.Y./White Plains) led the Valiants with a time of 27:32:69, finishing 64^th overall. DeMilio now holds the fifth fastest time in the 8k in program history. Danny Noia (Stamford, Conn./Stamford) followed in 85^th place, crossing the finish line in 28:57:28. Courtney Brown (Clarendon, Jamaica/Mount Vernon) was the third Valiant to finish, placing 118^th with a time of 30:14.74.

Alex Carney (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon High School) finished 151^st with a time of 32:40.16, while Khalil Williams (Menands, N.Y./Shaker) rounded out Manhattanville's top five, placing 157^th in 33: 27.56. Aka Udeagha (Rye, N.Y./Rye) followed closely behind in 158^th place with a time of 33:37.27, while Luca Perez (Somers, N.Y./Somers) finished 160^th in 33:52.97. Christian Guevara (Port Chester, N.Y./Port Chester) (39:40.25) and Colby Phillipe (44:02.45) completed the men's lineup, finishing 179^th and 185^th.

For the women's team, Sam Delgado (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) paced the Valiants with a 67^th-place finish, clocking in at 20:48:49. Delgado now holds the sixth fastest 5k time in school history.  Amanda Alvarez () was the next Valiant across the finish line, placing 97^th with a time of 22:09.97, followed by Jennifer Oliveros (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle), who finished 103^rd in 22:29.68. Katheryn Espinoza (Port Chester/Port Chester High school) recorded a time of 26:49.77 to finish 154^th, while Saage Palmer (Brooklyn, N.Y./Medgar Evers College Preparatory School) rounded out the women's lineup with a 172^nd place finish, crossing the line in 32:00.90.

DeMilio, Noia, Brown, Udeagha, and Williams all had personal bests for the men's team. Delgado, Oliveros, and Palmer all had personal bests for the women's team.
 
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