Results
MILTON, NY – The Maritime College women's cross country team notched its second straight third-place finish at the ECAC North Championships on Saturday. The Privateers secured their place on the podium by tallying 81 points in the race at the Hudson Valley Sports Dome. Maritime's men, meanwhile, took fifth place in the team standings.
Cindy Chen (Huntington Station, NY) led the Privateer women with a fifth-place finish. She completed the 6000-meter course in 27:50.6.
Nicole Mejia (Garden City, NY) grabbed 15
th place in 31:09.0, while
Clio Liff was 17
th in 31:38.6.
Eily Kochon (Ulster Park, NY) took 22
nd with a time of 32:17.4, and
Erin Doyle rounded out Maritime's scoring quintet with a 23
rd-place showing (32:23.8).
This marked the second straight year in which the Privateers placed third at the ECAC North Championships, and the third time in four years that Maritime earned a spot on the podium. The Privateers were second in 2022.
On the men's side, Maritime posted a team score of 154 points.
Jack Queen (Mamaroneck, NY) was the Privateers' top finisher. He ran 8000 meters in 34:12.4, which was good for 26
th place.
Eric Schmidt (Woodbury, MN) crossed the line just behind him in 27
th place (34:16.2).
Michael Abbamonte (Bohemia, NY) finished 31
st in 34:46.7, while
Angus Queen (Mamaroneck, NY) placed 33
rd with a 34:51.2 clocking and
Pietro Lorino's (West Nyack, NY) time of 35:48.6 ranked 37
th overall.
With the fifth-place effort, the Privateers notched their best team showing at the ECAC North Championships since taking fourth in 2022.
