History was made for the Monmouth University Track & Cross Country Club team after back-to-back weekends at the Shore Athletic Club Adult XC Series as the team took home prominent awards.
The series began on Oct. 5, the first week of the six-week series, and was held at Big Brook Park in Marlboro, New Jersey. The women set the pace to begin the series finishing in first place on Saturday over Shore AC, Jersey Shore Tri Club, Jersey Shore Running Club, and Freehold Area Running Club. Monmouth saw individual success as well, as a pair of graduate students led the way for the women.
Eliana Karr came in seventh overall and first among the women with a time of 20:40. Jenna Lozzi was not far behind, finishing with a time of 21:39, as she came in 13th overall and third for the women. President of the club, Samantha Schmidt, finished in fifth for the women’s which secured her spot in 23rd overall. The final woman to finish for Monmouth was Michelle LoBacchiaro with a time of 24:44, which placed her in 29th overall and sixth for the women.
The series continued for week two on Oct. 13 at the Wolf Hill Recreation Area in Oceanport, New Jersey. Karr witnessed another successful weekend, as she finished first among the women for the second weekend in a row. Lozzi climbed a spot in the women’s rankings, trailing right behind Karr for second place for the women with a time of 19:28.
The men’s team contributed to the action as well, finishing in third overall. Freshman Marcus Turner led Monmouth as he finished in ninth, finishing in 19:28. Sophomore Steven Milne finished 22 seconds after Turner, coming in 18th place.
