LAKEWOOD, N.J. – The HFU Men's Cross Country Team placed fourth out of eight teams at the season-opening GCU Pine Barrens Challenge held at Ocean County Park on Friday afternoon.
The Tigers notably defeated fellow Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponents Chestnut Hill and Dominican.
- Emmanuel Power (Brooklyn, N.Y./La Salle Academy) (22.46.9), Andrae Johnson (Egg Harbor City, N.J./Oakcrest) (23:47.6) and Jermaine Fender (Kingston, Jamaica/Jamaica College) (23:09.2) crossed back-to-back-to-back in 23rd, 24th, and 25th place in the field of 62, with the latter two setting new collegiate PRs
- Freshman Benjamin Sun (New York City, N.Y./Northeast) (24:48.3) was the fourth Tiger to finish the 6K course, while Gavin Dwyer (Bensalem, Pa./Father Judge) (25:27.7) rounded out HFU's point total
- Senior Kimani Smith (Smithville, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) (26:16.4) notably made his collegiate cross country debut, while freshman Max Brown (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) (27:58.5) made his collegiate debut
Up Next
Holy Family is back in action next Friday, traveling to The College of New Jersey for the Herb Lorenz Invitational.
Holy Family Results (Field of 62)
23.
Emmanuel Power (Brooklyn, N.Y./La Salle Academy) – 22:46.9
24.
Andrae Johnson (Egg Harbor City, N.J./Oakcrest) – 23:47.6 (collegiate PR)
25.
Jermaine Fender (Kingston, Jamaica/Jamaica College) – 23:09.2 (collegiate PR)
37.
Benjamin Sun (New York City, N.Y./Northeast) – 24:48.3
39.
Gavin Dwyer (Bensalem, Pa./Father Judge) – 25:27.7
42.
Kimani Smith (Smithville, Jamaica/Edwin Allen) – 26:16.4
48.
Max Brown (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) – 27:58.5
