Fordham Cross Country competed at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship this past weekend in the Bronx. Van Cortlandt Park played host to over 500 runners from 37 teams as Fordham wrapped up their final action of the season.
Fordham’s men’s team placed 22nd out of 37 teams, while the women’s team placed 34th out of 37 teams.
The men’s circuit was won by Graham Banks of Harvard University, who clocked in at 29:31.6 on the 10K course.
Iona University won the team title with 40 points, finishing ahead of Harvard in second and Syracuse in third.
For Fordham, top performers included senior Steven Zucca and graduate student Colin Flood. Zucca finished in 42nd place with a personal-best time of 30:29.7, while Flood came in 89th at 31:10.3. Zucca had an impressive 18th place finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship two weeks ago and finished his fall season as one of Fordham’s top performers.
Rounding out the field for the men’s unit was freshman Sean Reidy in 119th place, sophomore Nicholas Grabarz in 178th place, sophomore Darren Croke in 203rd place and freshman Matthew McCabe in 204th place.
The women’s circuit was also won by a Harvard runner, with Maia Ramsden taking home the top prize in the 6K course with a time of 19:24.4. The team championship was claimed by Syracuse University, who finished ahead of Boston College and Providence College with an impressive tally of 98 points.
Fordham’s women’s team struggled a bit on Saturday, with no runner placing in the top 100. Freshman Meredith Gotzman was Fordham’s top finisher on the day, coming in 149th place with a time of 22:20.1. Fellow freshman Sarah Zahaykevich was next to cross the finish line for the Rams, placing in 188th at 23:00.0. Behind her were seniors Marin Bogulski in 196th place, Maddy Kopec in 224th place and Clodagh McGroary in 235th place.
The NCAA Regionals marked the end of the cross country season for the Rams. The runners will now shift their focus to the indoor track season, which will begin on Dec. 2 at the Youree Spence-Garcia Invitational on Staten Island.
