Christofis Joins All-Championship Team after 12th Place Finish at Metro Cross Country Championships

MIDDLETOWN, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers' Men's and Women's Cross-Country programs competed in the 2026 Metro Cross Country Championships from Blue Sky Sports Complex on Saturday morning.

HOW IT HAPPENED

·      On the men's side, the Jaspers put together a quality race in their new home, as the co-sponsors for a conference high 32^nd time.

·      Sophomore Brody Cox recorded a time of 26:34.6 and placed 40^th to pace the Green and White.

·      Freshman Towler Scott posted a time of 26:56.4 to round out the top two Manhattan. In his first Conference Championship meet, freshman Matthew Hauser registered a time of 27:05.6.

·      On the women's side, senior Bailee Christofis landed on the Metro Women's Cross Country All-Championship Team after finishing in the Top 15, with a time of 22:08.1 and in 12^th place.

·      Sophomore Sokhna Diagne logged a time of 23:59.2 for the second place Jasper finisher. Rounding out the Green and White top three, was junior Natalia Socha, who crossed the finish line with a time of 24:15.9. 

QUOTES FROM THE JASPERS

Head Coach Todd Witzleben: "We were shorthanded today, without our top runner on the men's side and our first and third runners on the women's side due to injury and illness. Both teams fought hard and placed 10^th in the conference. Bailee Christofis had a career best performance to lead the women, placing 12^th to earn her first All-Conference honors after finishing 50^th at this meet last year."

"On the men's side, we went out too conservatively but closed well. Brody Cox led the way in 40^th, up from 82^nd a year ago. Both of our teams are very young and today showed how much growth has occurred in just one year. We're excited to keep progressing from here for the NCAA Regionals in two weeks and then into the track season."

UP NEXT

The Jaspers are back in action at the 2026 Metro Conference Cross Country Championships, where they will run on its home course as the hosts from Blue Sky Sports Complex, on Saturday, October 31.

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