RESULTS

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – The Cairn University men's and women's cross country teams concluded their respective seasons at the NCAA Division III Metro Regional Championships, hosted by Rowan University at Dream Park on Saturday afternoon. The women finished in 23^rd place, while the men garnered a 21^st-place finish in the highly-competitive field.
 
For the women, the Highlanders were paced by freshman Emily Petty (Fort Mill, SC / Northstar Academy) who concluded her tremendous freshman campaign with a 108^th-place finish in the field of 156 runners with a 6K time of 27:00. Petty was followed by senior Aubrey Eshelman (Lancaster, PA / Lancaster County Christian) who cross the finish line in 136^th place with a time of 29:52. Finishing next for Cairn was sophomore Jeneba Koroma (Sharon Hill, PA / Christ Academy) who placed 140^th with a time of 31:05, while freshman Carina Russell crossed with a time of 31:28 to finish 142^nd. Senior Isabella Palladino (Langhorne, PA / Homeschooled) rounded out the top-five finishers for Cairn with a time of 32:22 to place 145^th.
 
For the men, Cairn was paced by freshman Nicholas Palladino (Langhorne, PA / Homeschooled), who capped off his freshman year with an 8K time of 30:53. Junior Tim Colgan followed with a time of 35:21 to finish 130^th. Crossing next for Cairn was senior Weston Colon (Fords, NJ / Woodbridge) with a time of 36:14 to finish 132^nd, while sophomore Joseph Keeports (York, PA / Central York) earned a time of 36:16 to finish in 133^rd place. Seniors Brian Jennings (Germantown, PA / Springside Chestnut Hill Academy), Weston Hamilton (Newtown, PA / Plumstead Christian) and Chris Potts (Northeast Philadelphia, PA / Calvary Christian Academy) each tied for 153^rd place with matching times of 38:46.