Graduate student Taylor Burmeister (Concord, Mass.) paced the Scarlet Knights in the 8k race, finishing 46th in 26:51, followed by the next RU finisher junior Nick Miehe (Elmwood Park, N.J.), who took 55th in 27:15. Senior Michael Crum (Andover, N.J.) was Rutgers’ third runner to cross the finish line (72nd overall), clocking a time of 27:44, while junior Kevin Cronin (Linwood, N.J.) and senior Jayram Sataluri (Holmdel, N.J.) rounded out the scoring placing 78th and 79th, respectively. Cronin ran a time of 28:05, followed by Sataluri, who was a second behind in 28:06.

 

Sophomore Ben Forrest (Jackson, N.J.) and senior Andrew Morris (Sewell, N.J.) also competed for the Scarlet Knights, taking 81st and 87th, respectively. Forrest posted a time of 28:34, while Morris finished in 29:14.

 

The Rutgers men averaged a time of 27:37 with a total time of 2:18.01.

 

On the women’s side, sophomore Kelly Flannigan (Middletown, Conn.) led the Scarlet Knights, finishing the 6k race in 55th place with a time of 23:22. Freshman Lindsay Bertulis (Cedarville, N.J.) was next for RU, placing 78th in 24:34, while classmate Jennifer Spitzer (Fairport, N.Y.) ran a time of 24:40 to take 80th.

 

The Scarlet Knights received additional scoring from sophomore Marina Vineis (Ringwodd, N.J.) and freshman Victoria Pontecorvo (Staten Island, N.Y.), who finished back-to-back with Vineis placing 84th in 24:44, followed by Pontecorvo in 85th with a time of 24:49. Also running for RU was junior Asha Singh (Flemington, N.J.) and freshman Anjelica Brinkofski (Somerset, N.J.). Singh placed 94th in 25:12 and Brinkofski took 97th in 25:21.

 

The Rutgers women averaged a time of 24:26 with a total time of 2:02.09.