LOPEZ FINISHES EIGHTH AT CCNY XC COLLEGIATE

October 12, 2014

LOPEZ FINISHES EIGHTH AT CCNY XC COLLEGIATE

Bronx, N.Y. (10/12/14) Sophomore Emily Lopez (Staten Island, N.Y.) had her best finish of the season as she took eighth place at the CCNY XC Collegiate held this morning at Van Cortlandt Park.

Bronx, N.Y. (10/12/14) Sophomore Emily Lopez (Staten Island, N.Y.) had her best finish of the season as she took eighth place at the CCNY XC Collegiate held this morning at Van Cortlandt Park.

Lopez ran the 6k course in a time of 25:52.8 to finish in eighth place overall and first for the Lady Chargers.

Sophomore Mary Curatolo (Staten Island, N.Y.) finished in 68th place with a time of 31:39.0.

Felicia Walker (Bronx, N.Y.) ran a time of 33:37.7 to finish in 85th place, while Khadijah Cox (New Milford, N.J.) took 86th place with a time of 33:38.2.

Katie Duggan (West Nyack, N.Y.) rounded out the Lady Charger scoring with a time of 43:32.8 to finish in 139th place.

In the four-year school only division results Lopez took fourth place, followed by Curatolo in 53rd place, Walker in 68th place and Cox in 69th place. Duggan finished in 98th place.

As a team, the Lady Chargers compiled a team score of 292 for the 13th place finish.

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