HAVERFORD, PA - The Saint Peter's cross country team competed at the Haverford Invitational on Friday, Oct. 23 in Haverford, PA.
The meet concludes what is considered the regular season of cross country, and the Peacocks ended on a high note. With multiple season bests and top placements. Chief among those was a sensational performance by
Alhena Dalcerri, who bounced back with a new best time of the season at 19:27.2, earning a top 20 placement at 17th overall. In fact, Dalcerri is just one of six Saint Peter's runners to finish in the top 50 at the event, with four coming from the women's squad.
Yeilin Vargas Morillo,
Shirleysa Rivas, and
Mya Sampong all join Dalcerri in a top 50 finish, with Morillo and Rivas earning placements in the top 40 at 31st and 33rd place. Sampong ended the day in 45th place, running a time of 22:58.8.
The men's squad had only three runners finish in the top 50, all coming in a row.
Earl Hart for the second straight meet leads the way for Saint Peter's, came in at 48th place, with a time of 22:03.2. Following up right behind Hart is
Davian Simon, placing 29th and running a time of 22:08.4. The final top 50 placement comes from
Sebastian Lopez finishing with a time of 22:11.1. The hard efforts from both squads paid off, as the Peacocks cruise to a 5th place finish for the men's team, and a 6th place finish on the women's side.
The full list of times and placements from Haverford is listed below:
Women's 5K
Dalcerri, 19:27.2 (17th)
Vargas Morillo, 20:46.3 (31st)
Rivas, 21:23.5 (33rd)
Sampong, 22:58.8 (45th)
Paulina Nunez, 24:00.1 (52nd)
Men's 4 Mile Run (6.44 km)
Hart, 22:03.2 (48th)
Simon, 22:08.4 (49th)
Lopez, 22:11.1 (50th)
Johan Aparicio, 22:28.8 (57th)
Kenneth Montes, 23:31.7 (77th)
Jack Cabrera, 23:56.2 (80th)
Michael Amaker, 24:47.9 (89th)
Brian Yeager, 24:56.6 (90th)
The Peacocks will return in one week's time on Saturday, Oct. 31 at The Metro Conference Championships hosted by Blue Sky Sports in Middletown, NY.
