NEWARK, Del. – The Monmouth University men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2022 season at the Delaware Opener, hosted by the University of Delaware, on Saturday morning. The men's squad placed first out of three competing schools while the women finished second out of four schools.
 
Louis DiLaurenzio paced the men's field in the 5k at the White Clay Creek State Park, crossing the line in 15:45.7. Marisa Kilgarriff earned a fourth-place finish in the season-opening event on the women's side, clocking in with a time of 18:47.7.
 
TOP FINISHERS
Men's Top Seven Finishers
1. Louis DiLaurenzio (15:45.7)
3. Declan McDonnell (15:49.3)
4. Ryan Tarapchak (16:08.7)
5. Tyler Clifford (16:17.7)
6. Holden Betz (16:19.3)
7. Aidan Gilmore (16:27.0)
8. Stone Caraccio (16:31.2)
 
Women's Top Seven Finishers
4. Marisa Kilgarriff (18:47.7)
6. Isabella Leak (18:51.3)
10. McKenzie Delahanty (19:21.9)
18. Sydney Todd (20:01.02)
19. Brianna Jucewicz (20:02.3)
22. Lacey Higgins (20:42.7)
29. Chantel Osley (22:08.7)
 
QUOTES
"Today was a great opportunity to view the course that will host the CAA championships in seven weeks. I'm glad we had the chance to race the course because there are some challenging sections that can throw you off your game. Overall, it was a solid start to the 2022 cross country season. Fly Hawks!"
– Director of Track and Field/Cross Country and Head Coach Mike Nelson
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will compete again on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Twin Ponds Farm in Montgomery, N.Y. for the Jasper Fall XC Invitational, hosted by Manhattan College.