NJCU Dashes Past Centenary, 40-15
Junior JOSEPH CARROLL (Jersey City, NJ/Hudson County Prep) crushed the field by nearly a minute on the 4500-meter course, and was almost three minutes faster than any finisher for Centenary College, as New Jersey City University easily defeated the Cyclones, 15-40, in NJCU Meet #2, Wednesday at Liberty State Park.
Carroll won the fifth race of his career for the Gothic Knights (1-1), and finished as NJCU’s top male runner for the 16th time in the last 17 meets dating to the 2003 season. His winning margin of 54:55 was the second largest of his career. He won a NJCU meet by 1:15 on October 6, 2004.
Overall, NJCU swept the top five spots in the race in convincing fashion, as junior DAVID PEREZ (Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson) listed second in 16:36.75. He has finished second among NJCU runners in nine of the last 10 meets since 2004.
Freshman ANTHONY MILES (Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Township), the 2005 indoor national sprint champion in the 55-meter dash, was third overall in 18:50.40, improving his time from NJCU’s September 14 by nearly 52 seconds.
Freshman CHRISTIAN ROMAN (Palisades Park, NJ/Palisades Park) placed fourth in 19:00.32 and junior JOSE CAMACHO (Jersey City, NJ /Ferris) was fifth in 19:01.83. Sean O’Keefe was sixth overall, and tops among Centenary runners in 19:03.05.
NJCU will race this Saturday, September 24 at 10 am as part of the Drew University Invitational in Madison, NJ.
Junior TEREZ TALA (Ogdensburg, NJ/Wallkill Valley Regional) extended her streak of consecutive meets as the top female runner for New Jersey City University’s women’s cross-country team to 18, dating to the 2003 season, and NJCU placed six runners among the top eight on the 2250-meter course at Liberty State Park, as the Gothic Knights defeated Centenary College, 24-31, in NJCU’s dual meet #2 of the 2005 season. NJCU is 1-1 overall.
2005 Cross Country Schedule
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | RESULT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SEPTEMBER | |||||
21 | NJCU | M - L, 24-31 | |||
25 | at Drew Invitational | NTS | |||
OCTOBER | |||||
1 | NJAIAW at Garret Mountain | NTS | |||
5 | NJCU | M - L, 19-36 | |||
9 | NJIT Highlander Invitational | W - 10:30am | NTS | ||
16 | Skyline Championship | W - 12:00pm | |||
30 | Nick Russo Halloween Invitational | W - 12:30pm | |||
% Skyline Athletic Conference Contest | |||||
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2005 Cross Country Roster
| NO. | NAME | YR. | POS. | HT. | HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | Fred Sahlberg | JR | M/B | 5-10 | Place/School |
# | Jessica Graham | JR | M/B | 5-10 | Place/School |
# | Brian Osborn | JR | M/B | 5-10 | Place/School |
# | Melissa Altiere | JR | M/B | 5-10 | Place/School |
# | John Collins | JR | M/B | 5-10 | Place/School |
# | Holly Wright | JR | M/B | 5-10 | Place/School |
# | Matt Hoffman | JR | M/B | 5-10 | Place/School |
# | Tiffany Rothwell | JR | M/B | 5-10 | Place/School |
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