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Men’s Cross Country Places Third at NJIT Invitational

Written By: Talk of the Sound News

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The Monroe College Men’s Cross Country team ran to an impressive third-place finish out of 20 teams at the NJIT Highlander Invitational on Saturday. The Mustangs earned 125 points in the 8k run, finishing 11 points clear of the fourth-place team, NYIT. Overall results can be found here.

James Majenge finished fifth with a time of 26:33.3. Colin Battersby was the next Mustang to finish, at 17th with a time of 27:37.2. Vincent Kibunja crossed in 28:00.4. After that, Kasique Oliver logged a time of 28:38.7, while Ian Soares posted a mark of 29:01.4.

The final three finishers for Monroe were Anderson Heredia (30:26.9), Rajay Hinds (31:19.5), and Donte Rolley-Williams (31:33.6).  

The Monroe College Men’s Cross Country team will return to action on Saturday, October 15th, at the Great Dane Classic hosted by the University of Albany. The race is set for 10:00 AM.