Third-year Raptor cross country veteran Angel Chaj was one of only three lettermen to run on the nine-member men's team
Dinerman, Robert lead Raptors at season cross country opener
HOLMDEL, N.J (Sept. 6, 2025) –The Rutgers University-Camden cross country programs opened their 2025 season here Saturday as both the men and the women ran 5K races in the Back to the Bowl Invitational. The 10-team meet was held at Holmdel Park.
The Raptor men finished sixth with 160 points in a race won by host Stevens Institute of Technology (40 points). The women placed eighth (242) in a race won by Wagner (23).
Newcomer
Dejia Robert paced the Scarlet Raptor women and finished 27th of 74 overall in a time of 23:49.50. Wagner's Angela Cavalieri was the top female runner at 20:13.70.
The Raptor men saw junior
Jacob Dinerman place second out of 93 runners in a time of 16:06.30, barely behind the overall winner, Florian Hinry of Wagner (16:05.90).
On the women's side, senior
Xochitl Bautista-Castelan finished second on the team and 53rd overall (29:24.90, followed by junior
Lindsay Lopez Trejo, who was 57th overall (31:02.40). Junior
Mya Cabanas Montero was fourth on the team and 71st overall (36:12.60), while sophomore
Katelynn Aurelus placed fifth on the team and 74th overall (44:20.90.
The Scarlet Raptor men saw nine men competing, including six running their first meet at Rutgers-Camden. In addition to Dinerman, the Raptors saw freshman
Jack Wessner finish second on the team and 37th overall (19:40.80), while sophomore
Josiah Saint Elien was 51st overall (20:13.30) and freshman
Dylan Davies was 56th (20:29.60).
Freshman
Joseph Simone was fifth on the team and 68th overall (22:00.90), junior
Angel Chaj was sixth on the Raptors and 74th overall (23:50.10) and junior
Mike Olsen was 78th (25:53.70). Rounding out the Raptors' big team were freshmen
Kennedy Nelson (82nd overall, 26:48.30) and
Jonathan Gomez (84th, 27:10.20).
The Scarlet Raptors will return to action on Friday, when they will join the non-conference field at the United East Preview, hosted by Penn State-Brandywine in Media, Pennsylvania. The men's race begins at 4:30 p.m.
WOMEN (5K): 1. Wagner, 23; 2. Stockton, 57; 3. Stevens, 64; 4. Castle Point Racing, 114; 5. Delaware Valley, 130; 6. Kean, 190; 7. Caldwell, 196;
8. Rutgers-Camden, 242; 9. Medgar Evers, 244; 10. Union CC, 281.
Leading runner: Angela Cavalieri (Wagner), 20:13.70
Rutgers-Camden leader: Dejia Robert, 23:49.50
MEN (5K): 1. Stevens, 40; 2. Wagner, 50; 3. Castle Point Racing, 88; 4. Stockton, 106; 5. Kean, 144;
6. Rutgers-Camden, 160; 7. Caldwell, 179; 8. Delaware Valley, 202; 9. Medgar Evers, 283; 10. Centenary, 298.
Leading runner: Florian Hinry (Wagner), 16:05.90
Rutgers-Camden leader: Jacob Dinerman, 16:06.30
