FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Seeing their first action of the new year, the Pace University men's and women's cross country teams each put together solid results at the Adelphi Invitational on Friday afternoon. The men's squad finished eighth (out of 14), while the women placed seventh (out of 18).

Men's Results
Led by four freshmen, who each finished in the top-45 of more than 100 runners, the Setters tallied a total score of 209. Sean Engelfried (Millersville, Md./Severna Park) led the way with a sensational 14^th-place effort, shattering Pace's 8K school record in the process. He crossed the finish line in 26:58.7.

Classmate Alec Valle (Newburgh, NY/Blair Academy) was equally as impressive, finishing 23^rd with a mark of 28:00.9. Killian McCole (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) and Ryan Oakes (Scarsdale, NY/Eastchester) were up next for the Blue and Gold, placing 41^st and 45^th respectively. McCole came in at 29:14.5, while Oakes registered a time of 29:31.6.

Pace's lone returner from a year ago, Ricky Harris (West Harrison, NY/Harrison), put together a 60^th-place finish in a time of 30:24.5. Another pair of rookies rounded out the Blue and Gold as Mitchell Lawrence (Poughquag, NY/Arlington) registered a 67^th-place finish (30:54.9), and Benjamin Dengler (South Kortright, NY/South Kortright Central) was slotted 79^th (32:06.9).

Women's Results
The Setters were also piloted by several newcomers on Friday en route to registering a score of 219. Freshman Heaven Swan (Wingdale, NY/Dover) put together the top finish for Pace, posting a 44^th-place effort and a mark of 22:18.6. Classmate Rachael Daniels (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) wasn't too far behind Swan as she came in 49^th, tallying a time of 22:28.9.

Camryn Podgorski (Brewster, NY/Brewster) followed the freshmen, beginning her junior campaign with a solid mark of 22:34 (52nd place). Freshman Jessica Uben (Ridgefield Park, NJ/Ridgefield Park) served as the Blue and Gold's fourth finisher, earning a time of 22:45.4. Classmate Crystal Raines (Roosevelt, NJ/Hightstown) was the next Setter to cross the finish line, recording a final mark of 24:38.7.

Juniors Julia Presta (North Massapequa, NY/Farmingdale) and Shea Cody (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Regional) capped off Pace's scoring, finishing back-to-back with respective times of 25:15.5 and 25:17.1.

Up Next
The Setters will return to action next Saturday (Sept. 8), traveling to the Bronx to compete in the Fordham Fiasco.