NEWARK, N.J. – The Centenary University men's and women's cross country teams turned in a pair of solid performances at the Highlander XC Challenge hosted by NJIT on Saturday.

The Cyclone men finished 27th in the Division II/Division III 8k race while the Cyclone women posted a 22nd place finish in the Division II/Division III women's 5k race.

Junior Justin Staszak led the Centenary contingent across the line as he recorded a personal best time of 32:03. Sophomore Travis Finan crossed the line in 33:49 for a personal best while Austin Cararra finished in 39:27.

Also competing for the Cyclones were JP Wilder (39:52) and Ellis Brown (39:57).

Junior Cassidy Haller paced the Centenary contingent as she posted a time of 21:59. Haller posted the best 5k time by a Cyclone since Priscilla Ortiz in the 2016 CSAC Championship.

Freshman Meghan Barone recorded a time of 24:36 while junior Julia White contributed a time of 25:21.

Sophomore Courtney Deloughery crossed the line in 25:33 while junior Cailin O'Hara posted a time of 30:58. Janaya Gaetan posted a time of 31:30 while Cassidy Castro rounded out the group by clocking a time of 31:30.

The Cyclones will be back in action on Sunday, Oct. 14 when they take part in the Cougar Chase hosted by Caldwell University.