Four personal best marks were set as the Chestnut Hill College Men's Cross Country team competed at the 22^nd annual NJIT XC Invitational at Branch Brook Park in Newark, new Jersey on Saturday

The Griffins finished in 20^th place with a score of 558 points, 19 behind 19^th place Union County College.  Army-West Point won the meet with a score of 33 points.

Leading the way for the Griffins was freshman Jasper Faustino.  Faustino placed 76^th out of 187 finishers with a time of 28:20.81 for the 8,000-meter course. Senior Ryan O'Hara followed with a personal best time of 29:22.98, placing 100^th.

Jeremiah Smith followed with a personal-best time of 36:47.08, placing 173^rd while Marvin Dozier was 181^st with a personal best time of 40:31.78.  Logan Cavanaugh rounded out the Griffins five scorers with a personal best time of 40:32.10

Moussa Coulibaly was the final Griffins finisher with a time of 43:34.1.

The men's cross country team returns to action on October 17, 2026 when they compete at the Rowan University Interregional Border Battle in Glassboro, New Jersey.