Newark, New Jersey – Marist men's cross country completed its fourth meet of the 2025 season, the Metropolitan Championships, on Saturday. The event took place in Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ.

The men's team brought home third place with a total of 69 points and a day full of PR's.

The sophomores led the charge at the Metropolitan Championships with Isaac Gross coming in first for Marist and fourth overall, with a PR of 24:45.00.

Sanjith Nomula (13th) and Justin Schwartz (14th) followed next for the Red Fox pack with PRs of 25:28.00 and 25:31.00.

Davis Haines (18th) and Kevin Cannon (20th) were the fourth and fifth sophomores of the day to bring in PRs with times of 25:40.00 and 25:43.00. 

Pierce Francis (25th) put the juniors on the mark with his PR of 25:47.00.

Freshman Kaleb Stoeckmann (26th) earned himself a PR with a finish of 25:49.00.

METS Championships
Saturday, Oct 8th, 2025
Branch Brook Park
Newark, New Jersey

Men's 8k Finish Times:
4 - Isaac Gross, 24:45.00
13 - Sanjith Nomula, 25:28.00
14 - Justin Schwartz, 25:31.00
18 - Davis Haines, 25:40.00
20 - Kevin Cannon, 25:43.00
25 - Pierce Francis, 25:47.00
26 - Kaleb Stoeckmann, 25:49.00
52 - Mason Mayer, 27:06.00
53 - Jack Dovaras, 27:10.00


UP NEXT
The Marist men's cross country team will race next on Oct. 17th, at the IC4A Championships. This meet will be held at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, NY.