Cross Country Runs at Princeton Invitational

Women's Results | Men's Results

Princeton, N.J. – (October 16, 2021) – The Fordham cross country team had their final tune-up race before the Atlantic 10 Championship on Saturday, as they ran at the highly-competitive Princeton Invitational in New Jersey.
 
The field featured teams from across the country, including Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, Boston University, Mississippi State, UC San Diego, Villanova, Temple, and Davidson.
 
The Rams had a good showing in the team standings with the women placing 14^th out of a 21-team field, while the men were 10^th out of 21 teams.
 
Princeton took the women's team title with a team score of 39, followed by Dartmouth (99), Boston University (117), Stony Brook (124), and Monmouth (205) to round out the top five.
 
There was a healthy contingent of Atlantic 10 teams in attendance as well with George Mason in sixth (207), La Salle in seventh (208), Massachusetts in eighth (222), Fordham in 14^th (389), and Saint Joseph's in 20^th (534).

 
Individually, Princeton's Fiona Max paced the field over the 6K course with a winning time of 21:16.4, which was six seconds ahead of second place finisher Sammi Ragenklint of Monmouth (21:22.6).
 
For Fordham, Bridget Alex was the top performer, placing 51^st overall in 23:13.4, while Madeleine Ryan was 76^th overall in 23:43.4.  Nicoleta Papavasilakis was the next Ram across the line in 24:06.6 (95^th), followed by Taylor Mascetta (104^th – 24:18.9), Germaine Harbaugh (110^th – 24:22.0), Maddy Kopec (131^st – 25:01.2), Nathania Tan (140^th – 25:23.5), and Marin Bogulski (152^nd – 25:45.0).
 
In the men's competition, Villanova earned the team title with 32 points, with Stony Brook in second (65), Columbia in third (100), George Mason in fourth (158), and Temple in fifth (161).
 
Aside from George Mason, other Atlantic 10 teams competing on Saturday were Fordham in tenth (301), Davidson in 11^th (315), Saint Joseph's in 12^th (341), Massachusetts in 13^th (374), and La Salle in 14^th (389).
 
Individually, it was Villanova's Haftu Strintzos pacing the 8K course in 24:05.2, just ahead of second place finisher Joe Arthur of Temple (24:07.7).
 
Brandon Hall was Fordham's top finisher as he took home a top-20 spot, placing 19^th overall in 24:55.0.  Steven Zucca was the next Ram across the line, taking 51^st overall in 25:34.6, followed by Rodolfo Sanchez in 80^th (25:55.7) and Colin Flood in 88^th (25:58.8).  Finishing out the Fordham competitors were Christopher Strzelinski (103^rd – 26:07.7), Ryan Fahey (149^th – 26:51.8), Daniel Asher (156^th – 27:00.0), Zalen Nelson (178^th – 27:39.4), Justin Lombardi (196^th – 28:23.6), and Samuel Wilcox (198^th – 28:33.4).
 
The Rams now prepare for the 2021 Atlantic 10 Championship, which will be held on Saturday, October 30^th, at the Elvin R. King XC Course in Cedarville, Ohio.