Churchill Earns Highest Finish in Program History; Cross Country Places Fifth at NJAC Championship

Galloway, NJ – ABIGAIL CHURCHILL recorded the highest finish in program history at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship as the Montclair State University cross country team notched a fifth place finish on Saturday morning.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Montclair was led by Churchill, who clocked in at 22:58.1 to place fifth in the competition.
The Red Hawks saw the pair of LILIANA SNYDER (25:22.4) and CECILE BERNARD (25:23.9) place 33rd and 34th in the field, with JORDAN BOHRER close behind in 38th at 25:24.8.
ODALYS GUERRERO-DOMINGUEZ (25:14.7) finished 40th, with BRIANNA RODDY notching a time of 25:44.3 to place 43rd. MACKENZIE COCHRAN clocked in at 25:56.8, finishing 46th.
The group of MARY PICHETTE (27:29.6), SOFIA MELO PATERNINA (27:40.5), ALISSA TAYLOR (27:42.7), and CAITLIN WITTERS (27:43.8) recorded 58th through 61st in the field, respectively.
AMBER SHEA notched a time of 29:47.7 to round out the group in 70th.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

Churchill's fifth place finish marked the highest individual finish in program history at the NJAC Championship.
As a team, Montclair amassed 133 points to finish fifth among the competition. The team's 1-5 spread set a new season-best at 2:43.
Melo Paternina notched a new career-best, surpassing her previous mark of 27:56.7.

FROM THE RACE

"We put together a great team performance and left it all out on the course today. The buy-in from everyone this season has been tremendous and I'm really proud of this group for their efforts today." - Head Coach Rich O'Connor

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will travel to Glassboro, NJ for the NCAA Metro Regional Championship on Saturday, November 15, with the meet scheduled for 11:00 AM.

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Players Mentioned

Odalys Guerrero-Dominguez: 5' 5"; Junior

Brianna Roddy: 5' 5"; Junior

Caitlin Witters: Junior

Jordan Bohrer: Freshman

Abigail Churchill: 5' 10"; Junior

Mary Pichette: Freshman

Amber Shea: Freshman

Liliana Snyder: Freshman

Alissa Taylor: Freshman

Mackenzie Cochran: Junior; Community College

Players Mentioned

Odalys Guerrero-Dominguez
: 5' 5"; Junior

Brianna Roddy
: 5' 5"; Junior

Caitlin Witters
: Junior

Jordan Bohrer
: Freshman

Abigail Churchill
: 5' 10"; Junior

Mary Pichette
: Freshman

Amber Shea
: Freshman

Liliana Snyder
: Freshman

Alissa Taylor
: Freshman

Mackenzie Cochran
: Junior; Community College