BRONX, N.Y. – The Saint Peter's University Cross Country teams continued their 2022 campaign on Friday by participating in The Metropolitan XC Championship. The women participated in a 5K race while the men participated in an 8K.
Shelby Piccinic and Michael Conover led the way once again for the Peacocks, finishing in 15th and 21st place respectively.
Race Highlights
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The day started with the women's 5K, where the aforementioned Piccinic took 15th place out of 50 women with a time of 20:51.
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Diamond McLaughlin finished behind Piccinic for Saint Peter's, placing 41st. McLaughlin finished with a time of 24:55.
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Kaylah Davis followed McLaughlin in 43rd place with a time of 26:37.4.
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Five straight Peacocks rounded out the race in Anaya Jennings (27:16.1), Karilyn Jimenez (27:54.2), Ka'Rynn Hill (28:17), Nalanie Clement (33:31.8), and Alexus Smith (34:30.4).
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The men's 8K then followed, with Michael Conover pacing the Peacocks with a time of 30:09.9.
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Gerardo Quaglia made his first appearance of the year for Saint Peter's and finished second on the Peacocks leaderboard with a time of 31:57.9. Brendan Heaney (32:10.3) followed in 35th place overall.
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Three more Peacocks participated in the event and rounded out the field in David Szaro (34:21.1; 37th place), Devon Bembridge (34:28.6; 38th place), and Elijiah Kimboba (40:17.1; 39th place) who participated in his first collegiate race.
Up Next
Saint Peter's again returns to The Bronx on Saturday, October 14th when they participate in the IC4A/ECAC Championship. The event begins at 10am.
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