POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist men's cross country team heads to Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ for the NJIT Highlander Invitational.  The race is set to begin at 11:15 a.m.

Last Time Out

• The Marist men's and women's teams were set to compete in the brown race at the 2026 Paul Short Run, but the remainder of the meet was canceled due to heat concerns

• Senior Rachael Turek competed in the women's open race, placing 222nd in the 6k with a time of 25:03.1

History

• The Red Foxes last saw this course at the 2025 Metropolitan Championships

• The men placed 3rd overall out of 9 teams

• Sophomore Isaac Gross led the way, placing 4th in the men's 8k with a time of 24:45.2

• Sophomores Sanjith Nomula and Justin Schwartz followed close behind, Nomula placed 13th with a time of 25:28.7 and Schwartz placed 14th with a time of 25:31.3

• Sophomore Davis Haines placed 18th with a time of 25:40.4

• Sophomore Kevin Cannon rounded out the top 5, placing 20th with a time of 25:43.8

• Junior Pierce Francis and freshman Kaleb Stoeckmann finished off the top 7 with 25th and 26th place finishes