Results: Men | Women
MILTON, NY – Chase Miller (West Islip, NY) continued his historic freshman campaign on Saturday, becoming the first member of the Maritime College men's cross country team ever to win the ECAC North Championship on Saturday. With Miller leading the way, the Privateers took second place as a team, their best result since 2021. The Maritime women, meanwhile, grabbed sixth place in the team standings at the meet, which was held at the Hudson Valley Sports Dome.
Miller won by nearly a minute over Merchant Marine's Caden Davis. He completed the 8000-meter course in 26:43.2.
Mickey Beser (Bel Air, MD) also recorded a top five finish, placing fourth overall with a time of 28:24.9.
Neil Landow (Pamlico County, NC) was 17
th in 31:13.6, while
Philip Downes (Levittown, NY) grabbed 21
st place with a 31:57.1 clocking. The Privateers' No. 5 finisher was
Michael Arnold (Brooklyn, NY), who crossed the line 32
nd in 33:38.1.
As a team, Maritime ended up with 75 points to just edge Kean (79) for second place. It was the Privateers' first time on the podium at the ECAC Championships since also finishing second in 2021. Merchant Marine won the team title with 29 points.
On the women's side, Maritime posted a team score of 126 points. That total placed the Privateers sixth overall. Delaware Valley captured the women's team crown with 51 points.
Cindy Chen (Huntington Station, NY) ran 6000 meters in 27:40.0 to grab 12
th place overall.
Eily Kochon (Ulster Park, NY) was 23
rd in 30:15.0, and
DoriEllen Padden's (Palm City, FL) 30:57.3 clocking placed her 26
th.
Nicole Mejia (Garden City, NY) came across the line next in 33
rd place. Her time was 33:17.7. Rounding out Maritime's scoring quintet was
Abby Ajani (Brooklyn, NY) in 37
th place (34:59.3).
Next Saturday, the Privateers will compete at the NCAA Niagara Regional in Fredonia, NY. It will mark the first time in four years that Maritime is participating in the NCAA Regional.
