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On Sunday, October 28th, the CUNYAC/US Army Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships took place at Van Cortlandt Park (Bronx, NY). The Baruch Bearcats would take the Women's Title with a score of 39 as they upset the 2011 CUNYAC Champions Hunter. On the men's side, Hunter would make it four straight championships as they scored just 33. For the community colleges, Queensborough took both men's and women's crows with scores of 21 and 15, respectively.
Women's Championship - 1. Baruch Bearcats 2. Hunter Hawks 3. John Jay Bloodhounds
Running at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, NY, Hunter Hawks’ Captain Elizabeth Mahoney finished her final CUNYAC Championship with an unbelievable performance over 6kilometers to finish first overall. The effort would help Hunter to a score of a 52 but that would not be enough for a third consecutive title. Instead, it would be the Baruch Bearcats on top with a score of 33 to give them their first CUNYAC/US Army Women’s Cross Country Championship since 2009.
Mahoney, the 2009 and 2011 Runner of the Year finished the race first among the 70 runner field with a time of 22:59. The mark broke the previous CUNYAC record for the 6K by 1:35 as she solidifies herself as the top CUNYAC runner of all-time on the women’s side. Mahoney’s previous best in the championship was the 24:53 she ran as a rookie in 2009. She now holds four of the top 10 times in a 6K CUNYAC Championship and finished her career having not placed below third overall in a CUNYAC Championship race.
“It was my last one. I have been doing this for 10 years and to PR on this course, that big was unbelievable,” exclaimed Mahoney. “I have known what the course record has been since 2008 and I really wanted that time. It was a big goal I set for myself. Coming across the line and knowing I got it was just an amazing feeling.”
John Jay freshman Brooke King would also have a standout performance as she finished with the second best time in CUNYAC Championship history at 24:07. The duo would make for an interesting race between the experience of veteran Mahoney and the talent of the rookie King. King would lead John Jay to a top-three finish after her second place performance.
Baruch won the championship with a score of 39 as they had their runners finished third, fourth, fifth, thirteenth, and fourteenth. The scored would prove to be 13 better than the runner-up Hawks of Hunter and 69 better than the third place John Jay Bloodhounds as the teams finished with 52 and 108 points, respectively.
Sara Soto would be the top Baruch finisher with a time of 24:28 as she finished third just edging out her teammate Nailya Nuralina by four seconds. Tracy Dimaculangan would place fifth with a time of 24:56 as the Bearcats looked for the upset over the two-time reigning champion Hawks. Soon after the Baruch triplet would come Hunter’s Shantel Peters(25:33) and Stephie-Anne Duliepre(25:37) who finished seventh and eighth respectively to keep the competition close. It would come down to the last two scorers on each side. Baruch would come out on top with back-to-back finishes by Benda Maqque(26:34) and Elmira Nasybullina(26:35) at spots 13 and 14 over Hunter’s 15th and 21st place finishers.
“I feel ecstatic we all been waiting for this day,” said Baruch Captain Tracy Dimaculangan. “Sarah Soto is so dedicated and she is so consistent. Naliya has been improving all season. We have had a great year and we are looking to build on it.’
At the community college level, it was Queenborough on top with a perfect score of 15 points as they snagged their 7th title since 2002. Kingsborough would have the top community college finisher in Monique Flemming who finished 9th overall with a time of 26:02.
Communtiy College Women's Championship - 1. Queensborough
The 2012 CUNYAC/U.S. Army Cross Country Championships were held at the iconic and beautiful Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, NY. In the community college women’s competition, it would be Queensborough on top for the 7th time since 2002 with a perfect score of 15.
The first community college runner to cross the line would be Monique Flemming of Kingsborough with a time of 26:02. That effort gave her a 9th place overall finish in the race and solidify herself as the top community college runner. Queensborough’s Amanda Murolo would be the next best runner finishing 2:35 behind Flemming with a time of 28:37. Coming in behind her was Diana Chumbay at 30:47 followed by Jin-Kyung Lee with a time of 31:29. The top five community college racers would be rounded-out by Daverly Beazer of Kingsborough with finish of 32:08.
The top runner overall would be Lizzy Mahoney of Hunter with a record breaking time of 22:59. At the four-year college level, Baruch would win overall accumulating 39 points while the 2011 Champion Hunter Hawks finished second with 52 points and John Jay grabbed third with 108 points.
“It was my last one. I have been doing this for 10 years and to PR on this course, that big was unbelievable,” exclaimed Mahoney. “I have known what the course record has been since 2008 and I really wanted that time. It was a big goal I set for myself. Coming across the line and knowing I got it was just an amazing feeling.”
Men's Championship - 1. Hunter Hawks 2. Staten Island Dolphins 3. John Jay Bloodhounds
Hunter Hawks’ freshman John Aiken was the first runner to cross the finish line and, with the help of his teammates, won the 2012 CUNYAC/US Army Men’s Cross Country Championship at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, NY.
Aiken blew through the 8K course in 28:38 and finished strong to beat his next closest opponent by just two seconds. Tarik Weekes of the York Cardinals was bolting down the final straightaway looking to defeat the freshman but fell just short with a time of 28:40. Zachary Merced of Queensborough Community College finished third overall and first among community college racers with a time of 28:47. Merced was coming off winning the Region XV Championship with a time of 28:59.7. Aiken overcame all of the experience featured in the 92 runner field to take home the CUNYAC/US Army Most Valuable Runner award.
“I’m very happy and proud of what I have done but this is not my only goal,” said the rookie Hawk. “I am looking to do my best at the regional and beyond. This is a great feeling. I have never come in first ever and this is only my second year running so I am looking to keep on improving.”
Hunter had the first, third, sixth, eleventh and twelfth place runners to compile a score of 33 points. They dominated the field leading the second place Dolphins of CSI by 49 points and third place John Jay by 59 points as the teams finished with 82 and 92 points, respectively.
After Aiken, Christian Rojas would finish next for Hunter with a time of 29:00 which gave him a third place finish among four-year college runners. Justin Lee would come in sixth among that same group with a 29:29 finish. The final two scorers would finish eleventh and twelfth as Luka Spinojak ran a 30:50 and Manny Grullen finished at 30:53. For a short time, it appeared that Staten Island may give Hunter a challenge as Andrew Pate, Samuel Obisanya, and Keith Grossman all finished in the top eight; however, the depth of Hunter sealed the victory.
“I am very proud of the guys and I am looking forward to the rest of the postseason,” exclaimed Hawk Captain Javier Levy. “We have a great freshman core. I am glad as a senior to leave our legacy in the hands of these individuals.”
This marked the fourth consecutive season Hunter brought home the championship and the fifteenth time since 1989. All of these championships were under longtime Hawks head coach, Ed Zarowin.
“I expected better than they did but there are a lot of freshmen so I have time to mold them better,” stated the Hawks’ mainstay. “There is a lot of natural talent on this team. Some of them have some national class talent. It will take some time and once they believe that there will be more success”
At the community college level, Queensborough was victorious with 21 points while Kingsborough finished with 40 points. Zachary Merced was the top finisher at the community college level while three other community college runners finished in the top fifteen overall.
Communtiy College Men's Championship - 1. Queensborough 2. Kingsborough
The 2012 CUNYAC/US Army Cross Country Championships were held at historic Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, NY. Queensborough would take home another championship title as they continue to pile on the Cross Country accolades. The victory marked the fifth consecutive championship and ninth since 2002 for the Tigers.
Queensborough’s Zachary Merced would be the top community college finisher with a time of 28:46.2 which was good for third overall. Merced was coming off a Region XV Championship victory as he finished first overall with a time of 28:59.7 in that race. Teammate Nathan Cyrille would finish twenty seconds later taking the second overall spot among community college runners and fifth placing overall. Competition would be tough as Kingsborough would take the third and fourth spots as Abdessamad Kharmat and Kerone White would finish at 30:08 and 30:41 respectively. Those finishes would put the Wave’s best at 12th and 13th overall giving the community college level four of the top fifteen finishers overall. The depth of Queensborough would seal the victory as Joe Zempoalteca(31:08), Travis Rivera(31:16), and David Coba(32:02) would finish fifth, sixth, and seventh respectively among community college runners.
Queensborough finished with just 21 points which gave them a 19 point lead over Kingsborough for the victory as the Wave finished with 40 points.
At the four-year college level, Hunter would take a fourth consecutive crown with 33 points. The Hawks dominated the field winning by 49 points over CSI and 59 over John Jay as those teams finished with 82 and 92 points respectively. Freshman John Aiken of Hunter would finish first overall to give Hunter the early edge.
“I’m very happy and proud of what I have done but this is not my only goal,” said the rookie Hawk. “I am looking to do my best at the regional and beyond. This is a great feeling. I have never come in first ever and this is only my second year running so I am looking to keep on improving.”
