MILTON, N.Y. – Following their lone bye weekend of the regular season, the Pace University men's and women's cross country teams returned to action on Friday at the New Paltz Invitational.

Men's Results (4^th Place)
It was a crowded group at the top for Pace, as the Setters' first four runners all finished consecutively and within 57 seconds of each other. Junior Sean Lowery (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell) led the way for a second straight meet, posting an 8K time of 34:50.5 (27^th-place).

Freshman Daniel Pacheco (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Walter Panas) followed Lowery closely in his first collegiate race. The Westchester native registered a mark of 34:57.5 to place 28^th overall.

Senior Killian McCole (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell) and sophomore CJ Defeo (East Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue Medford) rounded out Pace's first four harriers, tallying respective times of 35:31.6 and 35:47.0.

The Blue and Gold's final scorer came in the form of junior Nicholas Becker (Lynbrook, N.Y./East Rockaway), who posted a mark of 46:59.0.

Women's Results (2^nd-Place)
A pair of top-10 finishers piloted the Blue and Gold's attack on Friday. Junior Marina Lopez (East Syracuse, N.Y./East Syracuse Minoa) crossed the finish line in fifth-place courtesy of a 6K mark of 30:06.2. Freshman Meryl Mizell (Round Rock, Texas/Stony Point) came in right behind with a time of 30:08.8 to place seventh overall.

Senior Lisa Clarke (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet Senior) finished just outside the top-10 for Pace with a time of 31:11.9 (11th-place), while classmate Crystal Raines (Roosevelt, N.J./Hightstown) and sophomore Danielle Ashley Cornetta (Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem East) rounded out the Setters' top-five.

Raines put together a mark of 33:43.4 to place 14^th, while Cornetta finished 16^th with a time of 34:26.9.

Up Next
The Setters will take part in the Jasper Fall XC Challenge next Saturday in Montgomery, N.Y.