MULLICA HILL, N.J. (Oct. 14, 2017) – Juniors
Alexis Jones (Clayton, NJ/Gloucester County Institute of Technology)
and junior
Elijah Crouch (Newtonville, NJ/Buena Regional) led the Rutgers University-Camden cross country teams as the Scarlet Raptors competed here Saturday at the Inter-Regional Border Battle, hosted by Rowan University.
Jones was the top Scarlet Raptor runner in the 239-runner field for the women's event, finishing 172nd overall with her personal best 6K time of 25:34.2. Crouch, meanwhile, set his top 8K time of 28:25.2 as he finished 176th in a field of 250 runners.
Otterbein led the 27-team women's field with 98 points, finishing 10 ahead of second-place Johns Hopkins. Rutgers-Camden finished 25th with 793.
Hopkins' Natalia Laspada was the winner in the women's race, posting a 6K time of 21:11.2.
On the men's side, Haverford scored 29 points to lead a field of 28 scoring teams. Rutgers-Camden, which had only four runners competing, did not score.
The men's 8K race was won by Kevin Veltre of Rowan in a time of 24:44.5.
In addition to Jones, freshman
Kaci Draves (Audubon, NJ/Audubon) finished 188th overall for the Rutgers-Camden women with her personal best 6K time of 26:26.6. Freshman
Donna Falisz (Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade) place third on the team and 211th overall with a 6K personal best of 27:32.0. Junior
Courtney Childress (Deptford, NJ/Deptford) finished fourth on the team and 216th overall (28:13.1).
Sophomore
Jessica Fronckowiak (Deptford, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) finished 226th overall for the Raptors in a time of 29:59.5, while freshman
Daniela Perez (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Township) placed 234th (a personal 6K best of 33:39.0). Seniors
Lindsay Bone (Pittsgrove, NJ/AP Schalick) and
Brittany Thompson (Paterson, NJ/Passaic County Tech) finished 236th and 237th, respectively, in times of 35:26.9 and 36:04.4.
Three of the four runners on the men's team are in their first season at Rutgers-Camden and they all set their Scarlet Raptor 8K best. In addition to Crouch, freshmen
Jordan Perkins (Richmond Hill, GA/Richmond Hill) and
Sean Ward (Gloucester City, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) notched personal bests in 29:41.1 and 30:14.6, respectively. Perkins finished second on the Raptors and 208th overall, while Ward was fourth on the team and 218th overall.
Scarlet Raptor veteran
Richard Campolungo (Burlington, NJ/Holy Cross), the lone senior on the team, finished third on the team and 213th overall in a time of 29:52.4.
The Scarlet Raptors return to action Oct. 28 when they compete in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships at Stockton University. The women's 6K race begins at 10:30 a.m. and the men's 8K race starts at 11:15 a.m.
Inter-Regional Border Battle
(at Rowan University, Mullica Hill, NJ)
MEN (8K): 1. Haverford, 29; 2. Carnegie Mellon, 62; 3. York (PA), 132; 4. Rhodes, 143; 5. Rowan, 202; 6. Otterbein, 205; 7. Dickinson, 222; 8. Johns Hopkins, 232; 9. Salisbury, 282; 10. Eastern, 308; 11. Vassar, 315; 12. Colby, 333; 13. WPI, 371; 14. Misericordia, 406; 15. Widener, 423; 16. Swarthmore, 437; 17. Lynchburg, 448; 18. Earlham, 456; 19. Stockton, 466; 20. Moravian, 512; 21. Marywood, 520; 22. Scranton, 656; 23. CCNY, 679; 24. Virginia Wesleyan, 726; 25. Hunter, 790; 26. Alvernia, 817; 27. Keystone, 857; 28. Cabrini, 900.
Rutgers-Camden did not score.
Leading runner: Kevin Veltre (Rowan), 24:44.5
Rutgers-Camden leader: Elijah Crouch, 28:25.2
WOMEN (6K): 1. Otterbein, 98; 2. Johns Hopkins, 108; 3. Dickinson, 138; 4. Haverford, 152; 5. WPI, 154; 6. Carnegie Mellon, 163; 7. Misericordia, 182; 8. Colby, 188; 9. Lynchburg, 268; 10. Waynesburg, 301; 11. Swarthmore, 346; 12. York (PA), 356; 13. Moravian, 370; 14. Stockton, 377; 15. Rowan, 383; 16. Salisbury, 426; 17. Hunter, 464; 18. Scranton, 474; 19. Eastern, 476; 20. Widener, 497; 21. Virginia Wesleyan, 527; 22. Earlham, 567; 23. Marywood, 624; 24. Keystone, 772;
25. Rutgers-Camden, 793; 26. Cabrini, 867; 27. CCNY, 868.
Leading runner: Natalia Laspada (Johns Hopkins), 21:11.2
Rutgers-Camden leader: Alexis Jones, 25:34.2
