PRINCETON, NJ – The men's and women's cross country teams both finished 12^th overall in the Princeton Invitational Saturday morning.
 
For the third straight meet, freshman Sammi Ragenklint (Tinton Falls, NJ / Monmouth Regional) led the Hawks individually, finishing with a time of 22:21.8, placing 33^rd overall out of 207 runners. Juniors Amanda Dwyer (23:05.9), junior Alyssa Repsher (23:07.3), and senior Dayna Luma (23:09.4) followed, all finishing within four seconds of each other.
 
On the men's side, sophomore Louis DiLaurenzio (Hazlet, NJ / Raritan) led the Hawks individually for the third straight meet as well, finishing the 8K with a time of 25:12.5, placing 63^rd out of 235 runners. Exactly three seconds later, sophomore Carrington Retzios (Budd Lake, NJ / Mount Olive) finished next for the Hawks, placing 70^th. Sophomore James Hoffman (Ocean Twp., NJ / Ocean) rounded out the top three for the Blue & White, finishing with a time of 25:19.8.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Overall, I thought both groups competed well this morning. It was another solid outing with many individuals having their best performance of the season. We had some strong pack running and we were able to move up steadily throughout the race. We have a few things to work on as we now enter the championship portion of our season. We look forward to 'tightening the screws' and being ready to roll for the MAAC championships."
 
"I was really impressed with Carrington Retzios and Amanda Dwyer today. They really stepped up and competed well. Our overall team depth was impressive."
-Monmouth head coach Mike Nelson
 
-Out of the four MAAC teams that were in the meet, both teams finished second, only trailing the Marist Red Foxes.
-Both teams improved overall from last year in Princeton, with the men improving from 13^th to 12th, while the women improved from 17^th to 12^th.
 
NEXT UP
-The Hawks will host the MAAC Championships at Holmdel Park for the first time since 2017 on Saturday, November 2^nd, starting at 12 PM.