BRONX, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, New York (Brooklyn) cross country team competed at the Queensborough Invitational on Sunday afternoon at Van Cortlandt Park. Among 17 teams, the women placed ninth in the 5K, paced by Savana Zagoreos (Peabody, Mass.) and Mercedes Perez (San Antonio, Texas). On the men's side, Ganilo Quintos (Boston, Mass.) led the squad on the 8K course.

Zagoreos posted a top-40 individual finish, crossing the line in 25:13, while Perez finished 20 seconds later to place 45th. Jennifer Sarji (Brooklyn, N.Y.) followed Perez by just over a minute to finish 60th overall. Jizelle Velazquez (New York, N.Y.) crossed in 29:10, while Ana Rosa Herreros (Cordoba, Spain) recorded a 29:11 finish in her first collegiate meet. Doraly Diaz (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Meredith Vento (Wauwatosa, Wis.) also completed the 5K for the Bears.

The ninth-place team finish was also good for third among Skyline Conference schools, behind St. Joseph's (Long Island) and SUNY Maritime and ahead of Farmingdale State, Sarah Lawrence, Purchase, and Old Westbury.

Quintos led the men with a 33:48 finish, placing 56th as the Bears recorded a 14th-place team finish. Guillermo Victorio (Corona, N.Y.) crossed in 35:36, followed by Jon-Marcus Diaz (Corona, N.Y.) at 36:47 and Trey DeMeo (Barnegat, N.J.) at 36:56, with all three finishing among the top 90 runners. Gabriel Lopez (Forest Hills, N.Y.) completed the scoring five in 38:57, while Guillermo Noriega (Glendale, N.Y.) followed in 39:09.

The Bears return to action on Saturday, October 10, at 12:30 p.m. for the NJIT Highlander Challenge at Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J.