Cross Country
9/6/08

Women 15th, Men 16th at Fordham Invitational

Meredith Malloy

Jim Codianni

Results

The Richard Stockton women’s cross country team finished 15th and the Stockton men’s cross country team placed 16th at the Fordham Invitational in New York City’s Van Cortlandt Park. The meet included NCAA Division I, II and III teams. Meredith Malloy (Hamilton/Hamilton West) was the top runner for Stockton, placing 31st in the women’s race (20:04.07). Jim Codianni (Medford/Shawnee) finished 122nd (30:50.42) to lead the Ospreys in the men’s race.

Robyn Evangelist (Northfield/Mainland) was the second Stockton female runner to cross the finish line as she placed 140th (22:21.50), followed by Laura Daniels (Cherry Hill/ Cherokee) in 153rd place (22:42.01). For the Stockton men’s team, Abad Akhtar (Brigantine/Atlantic City) finished 141st (31:59.57), with Jim Karwacki (Florence/ Florence) not far behind in 146th place (32:21.98). The large meet included 233 runners in the women’s race and 176 competitors in the men’s race.