Women:
GALLOWAY, N.J.  – Sophomore Millie Kipp (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford) finished 14th of 87 runners and posted her personal best time in a 6K race as she led Rutgers University-Camden to a fifth-place finish at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Championships here Saturday.
 
Kipp toured the course in 23:52.39 on the rainy, cold day to break her previous 6K best of 24:09.8 set at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals on Nov. 16, 2013. She posted the highest finish by a Rutgers-Camden woman in the NJAC Championships since Robin England finished third in 2010.
 
The Scarlet Raptors finished fifth of seven teams with 154 points. The championship was won by The College of New Jersey (30), with Rowan (54) finishing second. The Profs' Christin Bettis was the individual winner in a time of 22:33.05.
 
Freshman Brianna Dugan (Deptford, NJ/Deptford) finished second on the Raptors and 41st overall in a personal best time of 25:40.69. Her previous 6K best was 25:49.95 on the same course at Richard Stockton College in the NJAIAW Championships Sept. 20.
 
Junior Tori Gerstenacker (Howell, NJ/Howell), running in her first race of the year following the conclusion of her women's soccer season, also set her 6K personal best while finishing third on the Scarlet Raptors and 49th overall. She posted a clocking of 26:10.57, beating her mark of 26:29.6 set at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals on Nov. 10, 2012.
 
Freshman Emily Daiutolo (Magnolia, NJ/Sterling) finished 64th overall (28:05.59), while sophomore Melanie Derham (Somerdale, NJ/Triton Regional) placed 79th (33:38.22).
 
Freshman Brittany Thompson (Paterson, NJ/Passaic County Tech) was 80th in a personal best 6K time of 33:44.85. Not only did that time beat her previous best of 35:54, set at the Jack St. Clair meet Oct. 11, but it shaved nearly five minutes off her first collegiate 6K time (38:35.94 at the NJAIAW Championships Sept. 20).
 
The Scarlet Raptors will compete in the NCAA Atlantic Regionals Nov. 15 at Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, New York. The women's race begins at 12 p.m.
Men:
GALLOWAY, N.J. – Senior Jeff Bash (Atco, NJ/Hammonton) finished 26th out of 101 runners on a wet, cold day to lead Rutgers University-Camden to a fifth-place finish out of seven teams at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country Championship here Saturday.
 
Bash posted a time of 27:36.73 on the 8K course as the Scarlet Raptors finished with 148 points. It marked the third straight year the Raptors placed fifth in the conference meet.
 
The College of New Jersey won the team title (40 points), edging Rowan (45), while the Profs' Jonathan Sewnig was the individual winner with a time of 25:30.17 on the soggy course.
 
Sophomore Marvin Sandoval (Camden, NJ/Camden Catholic) finished 36th overall and second on the Scarlet Raptors (28:00.20), while sophomore Leo Impagliazzo (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford) placed 65th (29:03.58) and freshman Richard Campolungo (Burlington, NJ/Holy Cross) was 69th (29:22.04).
 
Freshmen Colin Ward (Gloucester, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) and Brandon Sweeney (Bellmawr, NJ/Triton Regional) finished 80th and 82nd, respectively, with times of 31:00.29 and 31:38.83. Senior Andrew Berger (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) finished 89th with a 33:29.41 clocking.
 
Impagliazzo and Sweeney both set their Rutgers-Camden 8K personal bests. Impagliazzo beat his clocking of 29:07.58 set at the NJAC Championships on Oct. 27, 2012. Sweeney broke his time of 31:41.55 set on the same course at the Osprey Open on Sept. 20.
 
The Scarlet Raptors will compete in the NCAA Atlantic Regionals Nov. 15 at Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, New York. The men's race begins at 11 a.m.