NEWARK, DE – The Monmouth University men's and women's cross country teams each finished in the top half of the field at the CAA Championships on Friday at White Clay Creek State Park in Newark, DE. In the Hawks' inaugural CAA Cross Country Championships, the men's team placed fourth out of 10 competing CAA schools, while the women placed sixth out of 12.
Redshirt-senior Louis DiLaurenzio paced the Hawks in the men's 8k event finishing with a time of 25:20.8. DiLaurenzio finished 13th overall in the race, becoming the first Monmouth student-athlete to garner all-conference accolades.
Redshirt-senior Ashley Navarro led the Hawks women's squad with a time of 22:24.8. Navarro passed over 20 runners during the race to place 21st overall.
TOP FINISHERS
Men's Top Seven Finishers
13. Louis DiLaurenzio (25:20.8)
23. Seb Reed (25:41.7)
27. Declan McDonnell (25:41.8)
35. Cameron Janovic (26:16.3)
36. Stone Caraccio (26:16.7)
46. Carrington Retzios (26:48.1)
50. Shane Ainscoe (26:59.7)
Women's Top Seven Finishers
21. Ashley Navarro (22:24.8)
25. Josie Wilson (22:46.0)
29. McKenzie Delahanty (22:52.6)
34. Isabella Leak (22:58.7)
45. Marisa Kilgarriff (23:19.1)
66. Sydney Todd (24:14.2)
76. Jenny Tavares (24:46.9)
QUOTES
"Really proud of the way the student-athletes competed today! This was historic as it was the first CAA championship for our teams. The men got us started today as they ran a tough, intelligent race on a challenging course. We moved up as the race progressed and ran strongly from the 6k to 8k marks. The women also had a strong day. We ran a smart race and moved up throughout. Overall, it was a great experience for our student-athletes. We're happy with how we finished today, but we want to move up in the future. We're looking forward to the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional meet in two weeks. Fly Hawks!" – Director of Track and Field/Cross Country and Head Coach Mike Nelson
UP NEXT
The Hawks will run next Friday, November 11, to compete in the NCAA D-I Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships held at Penn State University.
