Newark, N.J. - On Saturday, the St. Thomas Aquinas Cross Country program competed in the NJIT Highlander Challenge at Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ. The Women's squad took home a second place finish in the event, while the men's team posted a fourth place finish.
Skylar Moreno was the top STAC finisher on the day with a time of 19:04.0, taking 11th overall in the women's 5K race. Following Moreno in order of finish were: Lesly Marcin (19:40.0), Ciara Durcan (19:57.0), Gabriella Mott (20:15.0), Madison Roth (20:26.0), Sophia Echeverria (21:07.0), Samantha Frisbee (22:07.0), Nicole Gysin (23:27.0), Ciara Doyle (25:38.0) and Adrian Schepis (28:05.0).
Meanwhile, Andrew Drescher was the top Spartan finisher on the afternoon with a time of 26:11.0, placing ninth in the men's 8K event. Following Drescher in order of finish were: James Hughes (27:59.0), Alex Quillan (28:11.0), James Polisena (28:37.0), Charlie Moore (28:39.0), John Ciuffo (28:58.0), Kieran Keenan (29:01.0), Jack Terry-Kantor (29:37.0), Michael Califore (29:44.0), Kyle Koenig (31:32.0) and Sebastian Cherry (41:05.0).
The Spartans will next compete at the St. Joseph's University Invitational on Saturday, October 15. The meet takes place at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park, N.Y. and will begin at 11:00 a.m.