MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY BEGINS SEASON AT PHILADELPHIA CROSS CLASSIC
Philadelphia, Pa. (9/7/24) The Dominican University New York men's cross country team began the 2024 season this morning with a sixth place finish at the Philadelphia Cross Classic, hosted by Thomas Jefferson University at Belmont Plateau.
Dominican took sixth place in the 8k race out of 10 teams with a team score of 183. Junior Aidan Nelson was the high finisher as he took 29th place with a time of 33:11.5 (06:40.6 average).
TEAM STANDINGS
| Place | Team | Score |
| 1. | Jefferson | 40 |
| 2. | Felician | 57 |
| 3. | Goldey-Beacom | 95 |
| 4. | Holy Family | 124 |
| 5. | RC-Gloucester CC | 158 |
| 6. | Dominican (N.Y.) | 183 |
| 7. | Brookdale CC | 184 |
| 8. | Rutgers-Camden | 184 |
| 9. | Immaculata | 186 |
| 10. | Williamson | 246 |
DOMINICAN
| Place | Name | Time | Average |
| 29. | Aidan Nelson | 33:11.5 | 06:40.6 |
| 31. | Samuel Fileen | 33:11.6 | 06:40.6 |
| 48. | Zachary Dertinger | 36:09.3 | 07:16.4 |
| 51. | David Castro | 36:22.5 | 07:19.0 |
| 52. | Prince Copeland | 36:23.1 | 07:19.1 |
| 54. | Sam Samala | 36:42.2 | 07:23.0 |
| 69. | Daniel Pinilla | 40:14.4 | 08:05.6 |
UP NEXT
The Chargers return to action on Friday morning when they compete in the Iona Meet of Champions, slated to begin at 10am at Van Cortlandt Park.
