Ann Arbor, Mich. – Sophomore Alex Carlson earned a top-20 finish to lead Rutgers cross country at the 2022 Big Ten Championships on Friday, Oct. 28 at the U-M Golf Course. The women's squad placed 12th in the team standings and the men's team placed 14th.
 
Carlson finished 17th overall with a time of 20:40.1, shaving more than a minute off her debut time at the 2021 championships as a freshman. Her performance was the second-best individual finish for a Scarlet Knight at the Big Ten Championships since 2015 (Allyson Black, 16th).
 
Kassidy Johnson finished 50th with a time of 21:20.0, followed by Sofia Condron (71st), Michelle Lupu (94th) and Isabella Godish (120th).
 
"The women were led by Alex and Kassidy who both finished in the top 50," said head cross country coach Matthew Jelley. "This helped us to a 12th-place finish, six points shy of what would have been our best finish. This tied our best finish for the women at Big Tens matched only by the 2014 squad."
 
Justin Cornetta placed 50th with a time of 25:10.3 to lead the Scarlet Knights on the men's side. He was joined in scoring by William Hare (77th), Ryan Mitchell (102nd), Will Berger (103rd) and Liam Tilton (106th).
 
"Justin's finish was the highest for a Rutgers runner since joining the Big Ten, beating the 51st place finish by Connor Murphy in 2015," said Jelley. "It was also our lowest point total since 2016."
 
The Scarlet Knights will return to action on Friday, Nov. 11 for the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional at the Penn State Blue/White Golf Courses.
 
Women's 6K – 12th
17. Alex Carlson                    20:40.1
50. Kassidy Johnson             21:20.0
71. Sofia Condron                21:43.3
94. Michelle Lupu                 22:06.5
120. Isabella Godish             22:40.2
 
Men's 8K – 14th
50. Justin Cornetta               25:10.3
77. William Hare                   25:44.1
102. Ryan Mitchell               26:15.6
103. Will Berger                    26:17.0
106. Liam Tilton                    26:18.8