LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Cairn University Men's & Women's Cross Country teams took to the road to compete in the NCAA Region V Regional Meet hosted by Rowan University at Gloucester County DREAM Park in Logan Township, NJ on Saturday. Multiple personal records were set along with the program record for Women's 6K.
 
The men hit the course first at 11 a.m. and were led once again by freshman Danny Kushay (Cinnaminson, NJ / Calvary Christian Academy), this time setting a new personal record with a time of 31:01.5 in 131^st place. Senior Nicholas Palladino (Langhorne, PA / Homeschool) was next in 136^th finishing with a time of 31:28.9. Junior Avian Hall (Brooklyn, NY / Homeschool) followed with a time of 31:41.9. Aaron Frisch finished at 38:50.8. Seniors Taylor Heim (Levittown, PA / Homeschool) and Andrew Higgins (North Hampton, NH / Jesse Remington High School) rounded out the Highlander field with times of 39:08.9 and 39:15.8, respectively. Along with Kushay, Hall, Frisch, and Heim also set new personal bests. As a team, the Men's squad finished 24^th overall.
 
For the Highlanders in the women's race, sophomore AyliGrace Munro (Bar Harbor, ME / Mount Desert Island HS) was the standout performer Saturday, setting a new personal record and program record for fastest 6K run with a time of 23:43.8, 16 seconds faster than the previous record holder (Ellen Squier, 25:59.0 in 2012). Munro placed 41^st in the NCAA Regional Meet out of a field of 189 runners. The next Highlander runner was junior Erin Wilson (Southampton, PA / Calvary Christian Academy) with a time of 28:54.7 trailed by senior Jordan Harvey (Chichester, PA / The Christian Academy) clocking in at 29:57.6. Sophomores Morgan Steele (Bowie, MD / Estele Christian Academy) and Kate O'Brien (Lumberton, NJ / Trinity Preparatory) closed out the runners for Cairn with times of 30:58.9 and 32:33.4, respectively. All 5 participating Cairn Women's runners set new personal records!
 
This year was one for the books with plenty of personal records and podium finishes to go, topping off with a record-breaking performance at the NCAA Regional. Saturday concludes the regular season for the Highlander Cross Country teams as they run forward to the 2024 season.