OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. – Earning their top team finishes of the season, the Pace University cross country teams had great showings at Saturday's NYIT Cross Country Invitational. The men's team as a collective placed third (second Non-DI), while the women earned a team finish of fifth.

Men's Results
Sean Engelfried (Millersville, Md./Severna Park) was the top finisher for the Setters for a third consecutive meet, breaking his own program record in the process. The freshman finished in fourth place with a time of 26:47.03. Classmate Alec Valle (Newburgh, NY/Blair Academy) followed Engelfried across the finish line shortly after, clocking in at 27:01.82 for a placement of seventh. Izzeldeen Farraj (Staten Island, NY/CSIHS/McCown) (27:43.45) and Killian McCole (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) (27:49.58) rounded out the Pace runners in the top-20, placing 15^th and 17^th respectively.

The final four for the Setters all finished within nine spots of each other, all in the span of 61 seconds. Mitchell Lawrence (Poughquag, NY/Arlington) (28:22.04) and Ryan Oakes (Scarsdale, NY/Eastchester) (28:31.30) finished in 21^st and 22^nd. Benjamin Dengler (South Kortright, NY/South Kortright Central) was right behind, placing 24^th with a time of 29:04.49. Ricky Harris (West Harrison, NY/Harrison) rounded out a great race for the Blue and Gold with his time of 29:23.39, placing 29^th
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Women's Results
Leading the women's squad were Heaven Swan (Wingdale, NY/Dover) and Rachael Daniels (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley), who placed 16^th and 17^th. Swan posted a new season-best with a time of 20:48.87, while Daniels was just seconds behind her, finishing in 20:54.79.

Jessica Uben (Ridgefield Park, NJ/Ridgefield Park) was next, earning 24^th place after clocking in at 21:43.32. Camryn Podgorski (Brewster, NY/Brewster) (22:44.91), Crystal Raines (Roosevelt, NJ/Hightstown) (22:55.16), and Julia Presta (North Massapequa, NY/Farmingdale) (23:35.79) all finished within the next six spots, earning 26^th, 27^th, and 30^th, respectively.

Ashley De La Cruz (Yonkers, NY/Maria Regina) was the next runner to finish for the Blue and Gold, finishing 34^th with a time of 25:18.64. Christina Jeroloman (Monroe, NY/Washingtonville) (26:05.28) and Shea Cody (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Regional) (26:18.39) were separated by a single runner, finishing in 38^th and 40^th.

Ayanna Armstrong (Mount Vernon, NY/Mount Vernon) and Mariam Coulibaly (Bronx, NY/Pelham Lab) rounded out the Setters' effort for the day. The sophomore Armstrong finished in 27:33.47 to place 43^rd, while the freshman Coulibaly finished in 30:00.60, good for 45^th.

Up Next
The Setters will enjoy a week off before returning to action on Sept. 29 in Bethlehem, Pa. at the Paul Short Run.