RESULTS
NEWARK, N.J. | The Farmingdale State College cross country teams traveled to Branch Brook Park on Saturday for the NJIT XC Invitational, with the Rams' men's team placing 12th with 373 points, while the women's side finished 20th (531 pts.).
FSC was led in the men's race by senior
Gabriel Aguilar (Levittown, N.Y.), who placed 45th with an 8,000-meter time of 26:58.0. Junior
Aaron Rivera (Levittown, N.Y.) next led a group of five Rams runners to finish within 43 seconds of one another, crossing the finish line in a time of 29:17.0. Senior
Max Reilly (Bethpage, N.Y.) completed his race in a time of 29:31.1, while freshmen
Ryan Donohue (Islip, N.Y.) and
Matthew Rintoul (Lake Grove, N.Y.) finished with times of 29:37.07 and 29:48.99, respectively. Junior
Jack Lengyel (Cheshire, Conn.) also broke the 30-minute barrier, as he clocked a time of 29:59.35.
Farmingdale State freshman
Julia Vitello (Webster, N.Y.) continued to pace the women's squad, as she was first across the line for the Rams with a 5,000-meter time of 22:44.65. She was closely followed by junior
Alice Valenzuela (Elmont, N.Y.), who broke the 23-minute mark by completing the course in a time of 22:58.63, with freshman
Ciara Cromie (Levittown, N.Y.) next across with her time of 23:14.21. Freshman
Star Mensah (Bronx, N.Y.) was the fourth FSC finisher as she clocked a 24:21.85, while freshman
Sophie Brady (Athens, N.Y.) rounded out the Rams' scoring quintet with her time of 24:50.59.
The Rams harriers will next compete on Saturday (Oct. 17) at Sunken Meadow State Park, when they take part in the St. Joseph's-Long Island Invitational.
