HOPKINTON, N.H. – Pace cross country ventured to the Hopkinton Fairgrounds Course for the Northeast-10 Cross Country Championship on Sunday. Nine different Setters broke their personal best times at the event. In a field of 11 total teams, the women's squad placed tenth (274 points) while the men's team finished in 11^th place (338 points).

In the women's 6K, four Setters finished with a personal record, as Raelle Gorman and Jasmine Mares-Alvarado led the way. Both posted top 50 times, with Gorman finishing in 25:30:0 and Mares-Alvarado recording a personal best time of 25:35:7.

Behind the duo, was Meryl Mizell (27:39:0), Gianna Priore (28:11:9), and Inara Coles (28:21:3). Rounding out the rest of the women's team was Emma Voykhanskaya (31:13:0) and Alexandra Harrison (34:01:5). Priore, Coles, and Voykhanskaya all earned a personal best time on the day.

As for the men's 8K, all five competitors recorded a personal best with Adem Ozkurt and Derek Bustillo crossing the finish line first. Ozkurt posted a time of 29:26:7 while Bustillo finished just behind the sophomore with a time of 29:27:2. Following the pair, was Richard Christie (31:20:5) Carlos Zhicay (31:30:3), and Francesco DiBona (33:21:4).

Altogether, it was a strong performance from both teams at the Northeast-10 Championship. With only one event remaining in the 2024 season, cross country prepares next for the NCAA East Regionals on Saturday, Nov. 9^th in Rochester, N.Y.