York Men Finish Third; Women Sixth at Queensborough Invitational
9/21/2009 1:04:57 PM
BRONX, NY— Kenny Jacquet finished third to lead the York College men’s cross country team to a third place finish at the Queensborough Invitational, while Taneisha Renaud finished sixth to lead the women’s team to a sixth place finish at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, Sunday morning. Jacquet navigated the 8k course in a time of 31:37, while Renaud ran the 6k course in 29:22.
The men’s team finished with 120 team points, while Brooklyn College won the race with 69 points, followed by John Jay with 75 points. Pratt Institute won the women’s race with 58 points.
Freshman Ronel Phillip had a strong meet for the men, finishing 15th overall with a time of 33:57 and junior Cavohdya Ben-Levi came in right behind in 16th place (34:38). Alexandra Nkrumah earned a tenth place finish on the women’s side finishing the race in 30:03.00.
The Cardinals will host the York Invitational on Sunday at Van Cortlandt park beginning with the women’s race at 10:00 am.