BETHLEHEM, PA – Manhattan Men's and Women's Cross Country continued its 2025 season at the Paul Short Run, hosted by Lehigh University from the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course on Friday morning.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- On the Men's side, sophomore Joshua Mingoia logged a time of 26:28.0, after posting a time of 5:03.8 in the one mile, followed by 16:27.5 in the 5K portion, while logging a time of 20:58.6 in the 6.3K. This result for Mingoia paced the Jaspers throughout the Invitational.
- Senior Jack Flanagan posted a time of 26:50.9, after registering a one-mile mark of 5:07.0, while logging a time of 16:44.8 in the 5K. Flanagan grabbed a 21:21.2 in the 6.3K to round out his portion of the invite.
- Sophomore Rasmus Jaeger added to the Jaspers' successful day with a 27.02.8 overall time, just .1 second ahead of Loyola's William Malone. Jaeger compiled a mile mark of 5:07.0, while posting a time of 16:46.2 in the 5K, and 21:25.8 in the 6.3K.
- Freshman Brody Cox recorded an overall time of 27:12.2, with a 5:09.8 mile time, and 16.52.9 in the 5K.
- On the Women's side, sophomore Mikaella Martin paced the Jaspers with a third place finish and overall time of 21:00.0. A one mile mark of 5:29.9. Followed by a two mile mark of 11:11.9.
- Junior Bailee Christofis added to the productive day for the Jaspers with an overall pace of 23:18.3, while adding a 6:00.1 in the one mile, and 12:18.5 in two miles.
QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS
Head Coach Todd Witzleben: "The men came through the mile in a competitive position and looked to be moving forward. Unfortunately, we had a little trouble with the heat and we're just not deep enough to make up for the loss of one of our top guys. We'll add another scorer to the roster when we race IC4As in two weeks."
"The women's team had a similar situation. We were looking strong through the halfway point. Then, one of our scorers went down and we had too large of a gap back to our next runner. Mikaella's 3rd place finish in such a competitive field will help establish her as a top athlete to watch in the MAAC and across the NCAA Northeast Region. She'll be even stronger at or next meet, the ECAC Championship."
UP NEXT
The Green and White are back in action on Saturday, October 11, when the Jaspers compete in the Metropolitan Championships, hosted by NJIT in Newark at Branch Brook Park. This will be the second time in 2025 the Jaspers will run in the respective park.
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