Mount St. Mary’s University men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete in the Metro Cross Country Championships on Saturday, October 31, at the Blue Sky Sports Complex in Middletown, New York. The men’s 8K championship race is scheduled for 11 a.m., followed by the women’s 6K championship race at noon.
Manhattan University will host the championships, which are scheduled to feature 13 metro teams competing for the Metro cross country titles. The meet is expected to be Mount St. Mary’s final competition of the year outside of the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals.
Mount St. Mary’s University Cross Country Meet Schedule
The men’s race will begin at 11 a.m., with the women’s championship race scheduled for noon. Both races will take place at the Blue Sky Sports Complex in Middletown.
Mount St. Mary’s enters the championships after competing in the Aubrey Shenk Invitational. The Mount St. Mary’s women finished eighth, while the men finished 18th at the meet.
Mount St. Mary’s Cross Country Results at Aubrey Shenk
Chloe McCarthy led Mount St. Mary’s women with a 32nd-place finish in 22:25.5. Núria Escudero Jimenez finished 38th, and Mary Kate Zollers finished 45th in the women’s race.
Jack Nebbia led the Mount St. Mary’s men with a 26th-place finish in 25:28.0. Lluis Quiles Blasco finished 64th, while Ethan Villaver finished 173rd.
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals Next
Mount St. Mary’s is scheduled to compete in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals on Friday, November 13, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The regional meet follows the Metro Cross Country Championships on the Mount’s schedule.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
The Metro Cross Country Championships will give Mount St. Mary’s University men’s and women’s cross country teams another opportunity to compete before the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals. McCarthy and Nebbia recorded the Mount’s highest listed finishes at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational, while the championships will feature men’s 8K and women’s 6K races.
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