Ewing, NJ – The Montclair State University cross country team opened its 2025 campaign Friday evening with a strong showing at the Blue/Gold Season Opener.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Red Hawks were led by ABIGAIL CHURCHILL, who won the Women's Two Mile with a time of 11:50.30. LILIANA SNYDER also notched a top-three finish with a time of 12:19.50.
• BRIANNA RODDY (13:04.70) and CECILE BERNARD (13:06.50) collected top-20 marks at 19th and 20th, respectively. JORDAN BOHRER (13:39.10) and ODALYS GUERRERO-DOMINGUEZ (13:53.60) rounded out the group in the top 30 for Montclair.
• MACKENZIE COCHRAN notched a time of 14:17.30, with MARY PICHETTE finishing at 14:35.80 and ALISSA TAYLOR at 14:41.00.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

• The Red Hawks collected a second place team finish with 56 points, placing two in the top three and five within the top 20.

FROM THE RACE

"Great start to the season! Really proud of our group and the culture that we are building. Looking forward to building upon this great start and getting back to work." - Head Coach Rich O'Connor

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will return to Ewing on Friday, September 12, for the Herb Lorenz Invite. The meet is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM.