FULL RESULTS
BRONX, N.Y. - Hunter won its 12th consecutive CUNY Athletic Conference women's cross country championship in dominating fashion Sunday morning at Van Cortlandt Park. The Hawks swept the top three places and had all five of their scorers in the top seven to total 19 points for their conference-record 23rd overall title.
Hunter's 19 points is the lowest winning total since the Hawks captured the 2017 title with 18 points.
John Jay placed second overall with 78 points, followed by CCNY (89) and Baruch (94). Brooklyn (103) and Medgar Evers (128) rounded out the field.
Hunter's
Shannon Ferri captured championship Most Valuable Performer honors, as she completed the 6K race in 24:11.6, nearly two minutes ahead of her closest competitor.
Behind Ferri,
Mikaelle Cesar placed second for the Hawks with a time of 26:01.6, followed by
Maria Gonzalez in third (27:31.2).
Tatiana Marr (28:39.2, 6th) and
Ewa Ozgastasiewicz (28:53.8) rounded out the Hunter scorers, with
Hasti Shahdad (29:44.3) also recording a top-10 finish with her ninth-place effort.
Brooklyn's
Erin Perry placed fourth overall with a time of 28:06.9, followed by
Brianna Lindo of Medgar Evers in fifth (28:27.8).
Skylah NIx led the Bloodhounds to their runner-up finish by placing eighth overall in a time of 28:53.8.
Alexa Guzman was 12th for John Jay with her 30:04.4 effort.
Karuna Aikawa led three runners in the top 15 for CCNY with an 11th place time of 29:57.9.
Cielo Flores Diaz paced Baruch with a 10th-place time of 29:44.9.
Championship Most Valuable Performer Shannon Ferri (Hunter)
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