Cross Country Places Fourth at NJIT Invitational; Claims Best Score Among Division III Programs

Newark, NJ – The Montclair State University Cross Country team notched a fourth place finish at the NJIT Cross Country Invitational on Saturday morning.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Red Hawks were paced by MIA GERACE, who led the group with a time of 19:21.07 to place 26th. JORDAN BOHRER was close behind in 34th with a mark of 19:36.44. Rounding out the top three for Montclair was MADISON BERNHARD in 40th at 19:47.72.
The next portion of the group included LILIANA SNYDER (20:05.34), SOPHIA PAINTER (20:13.24), JULIE MURPHY (20:19.03), and CECILE BERNARD (20:23.98). ADRIANNA SORIANO was close behind, clocking in at 20:29.64.
HALEY MURPHY notched a time of 20:42.70, with MARY DACLAN (21:01.22), ALISSA TAYLOR (21:08.86), and SOFIA MELO PATERNINA (23:11.00) rounding out the group for the Red Hawks.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

Montclair collected 172 team points to finish fourth among the field, closing out the day as the top Division III program in the field.
The Red Hawks posted ten personal-bests, led by Gerace, whose 4K split was 46 seconds faster than her 4K race at the Bill Fritz Open on September 11. Her time of 19:21.07 ranks sixth in program history.
Bohrer, Bernhard, Painter, and Soriano were all also faster through the 4K split. As a team, Montclair posted a 52-second 1-5 split.
Continuing to fill the program's all-time record books, Bohrer's mark ranks 10th in program history, with Bernhard coming in at 11th, Snyder 13th, and Painter 14th.
JULIE MURPHY (16th), Bernard (17th), Soriano (18th), and HALEY MURPHY (19th) rounded out the group setting new all-time marks.

FROM THE MEET

"Awesome race for our team today against some top competition. Lots of personal-bests that should have us feeling good going into the Border Battle next weekend." - Head Coach Rich O'Connor

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will participate in the Rowan Border Battle on Saturday, October 17. The meet is scheduled to begin at 11:00 AM in Logan Township, NJ.

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Bohrer: Sophomore

Mia Gerace: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Julie Murphy: 5' 3"; Senior

Liliana Snyder: Sophomore

Alissa Taylor: Sophomore

Cecile Bernard: 5' 2"; Freshman

Sofia Melo Paternina: 5' 3"; Freshman

Sophia Painter: 5' 3"; Freshman

Adrianna Soriano: 5' 0"; Freshman

Haley Murphy: 5' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jordan Bohrer
: Sophomore

Mia Gerace
: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Julie Murphy
: 5' 3"; Senior

Liliana Snyder
: Sophomore

Alissa Taylor
: Sophomore

Cecile Bernard
: 5' 2"; Freshman

Sofia Melo Paternina
: 5' 3"; Freshman

Sophia Painter
: 5' 3"; Freshman

Adrianna Soriano
: 5' 0"; Freshman

Haley Murphy
: 5' 3"; Freshman