Men's Cross Country 10/20/2026 3:00:00 PM

CUNYAC Men's Cross Country Weekly Report 10/20/26

Kaplan finished sixth in a field of 137 runners in Hunter’s meet this past weekend at the St. Joseph's Long Island Invitational. The junior completed the 8K course in 28:51.

CUNYAC Men’s Cross Country Rookie of the Week
Jayron Salazar, CCNY (Fr.)

Salazar recorded a season-best 8K time of 31:12 at the St. Joseph’s Invitational. He finished ahead of all but one CUNYAC runner in the field.

CUNYAC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Brandon Walker, Medgar Evers (Fr., Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Walker won the 4K race at Medgar Evers’ Double Dual meet at Giralda Farms, finishing in 14:13.2 to help the Cougars defeat Lehman and Saint Elizabeth. Earlier in the week, the freshman placed 11th among 41 scoring runners at the Lincoln University Championship Tune-Up, completing the 4K course in 15:07.7.

Previous Award Winners

Week	Runner of the Week	Rookie of the Week	Honorable Mention
9/8/26	Leonardo Kaplan, Hunter	Leonardo Kaplan, Hunter	Anthony King, Brooklyn
9/15/26	Leonardo Kaplan, Hunter	Leonardo Kaplan, Hunter	Yasin Gordon, Brooklyn
9/22/26	Anthony King, Brooklyn	Jacob Frei, Baruch	Brandon Lim, Baruch
9/29/26	Brandon Walker, Medgar Evers	Brandon Walker, Medgar Evers	None
10/6/26	Leonardo Kaplan, Hunter	Daniel Menendez, Brooklyn	Anthony King, Brooklyn
10/13/26	Leonardo Kaplan, Hunter	Leonardo Kaplan, Hunter	Anthony King, Brooklyn

Last Week's Results

Thursday, October 15
Medgar Evers at Lincoln (Pa.) Tune-Up - Results

Saturday, October 17
Baruch/CCNY/Hunter/York at St. Joseph's Long Island Invitational - Results
Medgar Evers/Lehman at MEC Double Dual vs. Saint Elizabeth - MEC vs. LC | MEC vs. SEU | LC vs. SEU

This Week's Schedule

Sunday, October 25
2026 CUNYAC Championship - 10:30 am (Van Cortlandt Park)

2026 CUNYAC Men's Cross Country Championship
Sunday, October 25 - 10:30 am - Van Cortlandt Park

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