Individual Results | Team Results
 
Bronx, N.Y. – On Sunday, October 28, the men's cross country team competed in the CUNYAC/US Army Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships held at Van Cortlandt Park. Freshman John Aiken led the way with a first place overall finish to guide the Hawks to the team title.
 
Aiken, the CUNYAC MVP, covered the difficult 8k course in 28:38, beating his nearest competitor by a narrow margin of just two seconds. “I'm very happy and proud of what I have done but this is not my only goal,” said the rookie Hawk. “I am looking to do my best at the regional and beyond. This is a great feeling. I have never come in first ever and this is only my second year running so I am looking to keep on improving.”
 
Hunter had the first, third, sixth, eleventh and twelfth place runners to compile a score of 33 points. They dominated the field leading the second place Dolphins of CSI by 49 points and third place John Jay by 59 points as the teams finished with 82 and 92 points, respectively.
 
After Aiken, Christian Rojas would finish next for Hunter with a time of 29:00 which gave him a third place finish among four-year college runners. Justin Lee would come in sixth among that same group with a 29:29 finish. The final two scorers would finish eleventh and twelfth as Luka Spinojak ran a 30:50 and Emmanuel Grullen finished at 30:53. For a short time, it appeared that Staten Island may give Hunter a challenge as Andrew Pate, Samuel Obisanya, and Keith Grossman all finished in the top eight; however, the depth of Hunter sealed the victory.
 
“I am very proud of the guys and I am looking forward to the rest of the postseason,” exclaimed Hawk Captain Javier Levy. “We have a great freshman core. I am glad as a senior to leave our legacy in the hands of these individuals.”
 
This marked the fourth consecutive season Hunter brought home the championship and the fifteenth time since 1989. All of these championships were under longtime Hawks head coach, Ed Zarowin.
 
“I expected better than they did but there are a lot of freshmen so I have time to mold them better,” stated the Hawks' mainstay. “There is a lot of natural talent on this team. Some of them have some national class talent. It will take some time and once they believe that there will be more success”
 
Staten Island was the runner up with 82 points with John Jay, CCNY and York following suit to round out the top-five.
 
The Hawks are back in action on Sunday, September 4 when they compete in the NJIT Halloween Invitational before racing at the NCAA Regional the following Saturday.