BRONX, N.Y. – The Saint Joseph's men's cross country team recorded its best finish at the IC4A Championship since 2019, taking fifth place on Friday morning in Van Cortlandt Park.
 
ABOUT THE EVENT

• The men competed in a field of 269 runners, 24 teams racing in the 8k event at Van Cortlandt Park.
• St. Joe's finished fifth, the best result since a third-place finish in 2019.
• The Hawks finished with 141 points, only five points shy of Colgate in fourth place.

 
HOW THE HAWKS FINISHED

• The Hawks landed three runners in the top 25, led by a 16^th-place finish from Will Rau with his time of 24:56.9.
• Michael Glavin crossed the line just eight-tenths behind his teammate, securing 17^th with his time of 24:57.7 to set a new personal best in the 8k.
• Dawson Baptiste set a new personal best in the race as well, rounding out the trio in the top 25 with a 25:00.4 to secure 21^st. Baptiste's time was more than 27 seconds quicker than his previous best set at the Paul Short Run two weeks prior.
• Kevin Jumper was the fourth Hawk to cross the finish, taking 40^th with his effort of 25:25.2. Rounding out the scoring, Josh Forrest's time of 25:32.8 proved good for 47^th place.
• Aidan Doherty and Brendan Hefferan were separated by just .5 seconds, taking 59^th and 60^th in the race with times of 25:40.1 and 25:40.6. Hefferan bested his debut in the 8k event at the Paul Short Run by over 20 seconds.
• Ryan Cichocki followed closely behind the two Hawk runners, securing a time of 25:43.7 for 64^th.
• Another pair of Hawks finished back-to-back as Carter Geer (25:46.1) and Matt Hoffman (25:47.3) finished 67^th and 68^th, marking 10 Hawks to finish in the top 70 of the meet.
• Tomek Przybylak concluded his morning with a time of 26:02.8, finishing in the top 100 of the field of 269.
• Colton Johnson recorded a time of 26:09.2 to finish in the top half of the field.

 
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks are back in action for the final meet of the regular season, taking part in the Haverford Season Ender on Friday, October 25.