Manhattan Sweeps Team Titles at St. John?s/Hofstra Fall Festival

OAKDALE, N.Y. – It was a good day for the Manhattan College men's and women's cross country teams on Saturday.  Both squads captured the team championship at the St. John's/Hofstra Fall Festival.  The men collected 41 points to hold off second-place Seton Hall, which posted a total of 48, while the women's squad finished with 45 points, six more than Seton Hall.

The men once again raced over a short course, running 5000 meters.  Mikael Rojeras (Sala, Sweden) led the Jaspers, finishing second overall and first among Division I runners in a time of 15:35.60.  Stephen Chantry (Williamsburg, Va.) was Manhattan's second finisher.  He placed seventh in 15:58.80.  Shane Beyer (Brick, N.J.) posted a time of 16:01.90, good for ninth place, while Anthony Colasurdo (Lanoka Harbor, N.J.) took 11^th in 16:10.10.  Rounding out the Jaspers' top seven were Josh Perez (Marlton, N.J.) in 13^th place (16:14.90), Tom Bonaro (Pearl River, N.Y.) in 19^th (16:42.40) and Salim Corbin (Patterson, N.J.) in 22^nd (16:48.00).

On the women's side, Milena Stoicev (Nis, Serbia) was the top Division I finisher, and fourth overall, in the 4000-meter race.  She posted a time of 15:23.08.  Katie Saroka (Blue Point, N.Y.) secured seventh place in 16:04.94, while Alexandra Cappello (Scarsdale, N.Y.) was ninth in 16:13.56.  Janie Turek (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) crossed the line in 12^th place, notching a 16:32.36 clocking, and Alyssa Windle (Redlands, Calif.) took 16^th in 16:43.43.  Johanna Petruski (Toms River, N.J.) (19^th, 16:54.34) and Elizabeth Rosenberger (Ramsey, N.J.) (23^rd, 17:06.06) completed the Jaspers' top seven.