GALLOWAY, NJ – The Monmouth University cross country teams concluded the 2020-21 season at the MAAC Championships in Galloway, NJ Friday afternoon. The men's team finished in second place with 77 points and the women's team placed fourth with 83 points. Both of these scores are the best since Monmouth joined the MAAC. 
 
For the men, junior Louis DiLaurenzio (Hazlet, NJ/ Raritan) finished in 10^th place out of 127 runners with a time of 25:12.59 in the 8K. Sophomore Cameron Janovic (Oceanport, NJ/ Shore Regional) came in 14^th with a time of 25:24.67, while junior James Hoffman (Ocean Township, NJ/ Ocean) placed 18^th for the Hawks with a time of 25:35.42.
 
For the women, freshman Allie Pierontoni finished in sixth place out of 112 with a time of 22:15.70 in the 6K. Pierontoni was also named to the 2020-21 Women's MAAC Cross Country All-MAAC Team and the 2020-21 MAAC Cross Country All-Rookie Team. Freshman Katie Locker (Elizabethtown, PA/ Elizabethtown Area) finished 13^th with a time of 22:36.05 and junior McKenzie Delehanty (Green Township, NJ/ Lenape Valley) took in 16^th with a time of 22:39.64.
 
Notes and Quotes
"There have been some crazy circumstances and a lot of uncertainty so we are just thrilled to be out here competing. We are very grateful for this opportunity that the MAAC has worked so hard to put forward. I am thrilled with the way we competed today. We worked together, we had a plan going in, and our athletes executed." - Monmouth head coach Mike Nelson
 
- Louis DiLaurenzio and Cameron Janovic were each named to 2020-21 Men's Cross Country All-MAAC Team.
- Allie Pierontoni and Katie Locker were both named to the 2020-21 Women's MAAC Cross Country All-MAAC Team.
- Pierontoni and Locker also earned spots on the 2020-21 Women's MAAC Cross Country All-Rookie Team.
- Sebastien Reed was named to the 2020-21 Men's MAAC Cross Country All-Rookie Team
 
Numbers Crunch
- Monmouth's men's cross country team earned its lowest score (77) since joining the MAAC.
- Monmouth's women's cross country team earned its lowest score (83) since joining the MAAC.
- Iona won its 30^th consecutive MAAC Men's Cross Country Championship.
- Iona won its fifth straight MAAC Women's Cross Country Championship.