PRINCETON, NJ – The Monmouth University Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams began their 2023 season at the New Jersey Jam hosted by Princeton University at West Windsor Fields on Friday evening.

Out of four competing schools – Monmouth, Princeton, Rider, Rutgers – the Hawks men placed second with 55 points, while the women placed third with 70.

Senior Seb Reed paced the Monmouth men in the 5.6k race with a fifth-place finish at 16:59.0. Graduate senior Ashley Navarro and senior Isabella Leak paced the women's 4k race with 12^th (14:39.6) and 13^th (14:39.9) ranks, respectively.

TOP FINISHERS
Men's Top Seven Finishers
5. Seb Reed (16:59.0)
10. Declan McDonnell (17:11.7)
14. Tennessee Tremain (17:19.5)
22. Aidan Gilmore (17:44.9)
23. Holden Betz (17:50.2)
29. Thomas Schulz (18:00.9)
38. Luke Riley (18:24.3)

Women's Top Seven Finishers
12. Ashley Navarro (14.39.6)
13. Isabella Leak (14.39.9)
17. Marisa Kilgarriff (14:47.5)
18. Allie Pierontoni (14:59.6)
25. Erin Vincent (15:18.2)
35. Sydney Todd (15:50.2)
37. Anna Stitzer (15:58.2)

QUOTES
"Really happy with our performances today at the New Jersey Jam. It was great getting to compete on Princeton's new course. Overall, it was a solid effort for both teams. We have some things we can improve upon, but there were many positives we can take away. We look forward to our next meet at historic Van Cortlandt Park in two weeks." - Director of Track and Field/Cross Country and Head Coach Mike Nelson

UP NEXT
The Hawks will run at the Brother Paddy Doyle Meet of Champions hosted by Iona at Van Cortlandt Park on Friday, September 15.