New Paltz, NY – The SUNY New Paltz Cross Country program hosted their annual New Paltz Invitational. The women competed in a 5k at the Milton Dome, while the men ran an 6k race. Both the men's and women's teams finished first. The women placed first with 15 points, in-front of Bard who finished with 50. The Men's team beat out Bard with a similar score of 15-49.

Lillian Stephenson placed first with a time of 20:50.8 and a mile split of 6:42.6 minutes. Following Stephenson was six more Hawks Orquidea Briceno snagged second place with a time of 21:26.2, while Marcella Candlin and Mackenzie Barcomb earned third and fourth. Canldin ran a 21:26.2, holding a pace of 6:53.2 minutes per mile, while Barcomb finished one second behind with a time of 21:27.4. Jazmyne Daily-Simpson took fifth with a time of 21:33.3. Crystal Rustami was seconds behind with a time of 21:43.4 with a mile pace just under 7 minutes. Allison English rounded out the first group of Hawks to cross the finish line with a time of 22.27.7 and a mile pace of 7:13.7.

Mikayla Cecora and Hunter Larson crossed the finish line together in 10th and 11th place with times of 23:02.2 and 23:03.6.

Another pair of Hawks crossed the line together in 13th and 14th place. Keira Whitaker finished with a time of 23:26.7, holding a mile pace of 7:32.7 followed by Alice Adamo. Adamo finished with a time of 24:12.6, with 7:47.5 minute mile pace.
 

Serafin Maier, Ava Nargentino and Sam Maendel finished together in 16th through 18th place. Maier finished with a time of 24:38.8, holding a 7:55.9 mile. Nargentino was next to cross the line holding a 7:57.7 mile pace and a 24:44.4 final time. Maendel finished in 24:59.5 sneaking into the under 25minutes with a mile time of 8:02.6.

Evan Miller crossed the line first for the men's team with a time of 21:50.1. Oliver Melara-Perez followed closely finishing second with a time of 21:50.9.
Vincent Mandraccia and Gavin Bowers crossed the line next for the Blue and Orange. Mandraccia came in third with a time of 22:12.2 followed by Bowers with a time of 22:48.4.

Brandon Gardner and Aiden Hesseltine crossed the line together, finishing 6th and 7th. Gardner with a time of 23:18.6 and Hesseltine with a time of 23:31.1.

Joe Palazzolo finished in 11th place for the Hawks with a time of 25:06.4. Anthony Willis finished with a time of 25:19.8 in 13th place.

The Hawks will return to the course next weekend with an 11a.m. start in Poughkeepsie New York at Vassar's Ron Stonitsch Invitational.
 
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