秘色传媒

For Immediate Release
October 26, 2019

Suffolk Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Cross Country Teams are Regional Champs; Men鈥檚 Fifth Consecutive Title, Women鈥檚 Second

2019 Cross Country Champs Team Photos

秘色传媒鈥檚 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Cross Country teams are NJCAA Region XV Division III champions -- the men鈥檚 fifth year running as champions and the women鈥檚 second consecutive championship.

Suffolk Men鈥檚 Luis Fernandez took first place in the championship race as did women鈥檚 team member Alexandra Smith.

Head Coach Matt French was named both the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 Coach of the Year, the eighth time he has been awarded the prestigious title.

鈥淏oth teams put a lot of pride out there on the course,鈥� French said. 鈥淜nowing that we had won last year, they wanted to measure up and they did.鈥�

The women鈥檚 team topped Fashion Institute of Technology and Queensborough Community College for the championship.

The men's Sharks earned first place topping second-place Queensborough Community College and third-place Nassau Community College.

The Top-10 finishers in the event earned All-Region Honors:
1. Luis Fernandez - Suffolk (28:13.8)
2. David Soto - Orange (28:35.7)
3. Tyler Neilson - Suffolk (30:27.5)
4. Daniel McMahon - Suffolk (30:43.5)
5. Matt Calogianes - Suffolk (30:47.7)
6. Daniel O'Donovan - Suffolk (31:06.6)
7. Andre Coddington - Sullivan (32:29.0)
8. Sean Higgins - Suffolk (32:37.4)
9. Adam St. Germain - Orange (32:53.7)
10. Cameron Prillman - Kingsborough (33:21.0)

The Top-10 finishers in the event earned All-Region Honors:
1. Alexandra Smith - Suffolk (18:34.8)
2. Taylor McClay - Suffolk (19:47.3)
3. Yasmeen Araujo - Suffolk (21:03.9)
4. Allaura Dashnaw - Suffolk (21:18.5)
5. Shannon Culhane - FIT (22:01.5)
6. Nina Bonetti - Suffolk (22:21.7)
7. Monique Bergeron - FIT (22:36.5)
8. Sonja Feaster - FIT (23:33.2)
9. Mariah McKenzie - FIT (23:51.0)
10. Ashley Czarnecki - Suffolk (24:04.4)