The Berkeley College men's and women's cross country teams continued their season this past Saturday, competing in the 13^th Annual New Jersey Institute of Technology Cross Country Challenge. Both teams put forth hearty efforts, recording some very impressive finishes. It was also the fourth consecutive meet to start the 2016 campaign that both teams were able to score.

On the men's side, Berkeley College finished 20^th amongst 21 participating schools.Newcomer Anthony Argueta put forth yet another fantastic effort for his team, as he finished in 29^th place overall in the men's 8K race, crossing the finish line in 28:07.71. Aaron Griffith and Stanley Jeantly finished 150^th and 161^st amongst all scoring runners with times of 36:18.75 and 38:04.54, respectively, and Albert Jordan (163^rd - 38:25.48) and Marc Pharon (178^th – 49:33) rounded out things for the men.

For Berkeley College women's team, the Knights finished 19^th out of 20 participating schools. Pamela Andrade led the way for her team, as she finished 113^th amongst all scoring runners, finishing at 24:14.06. Amanda Ekornes recoded a 142^nd place finish, as she crossed the line at 27:30.28, and Melissa Ramirez completed the women's 5K course with a time of 27:43.39. Osmairy Cordero and Megan Montanez finished in 146^th and 147^th place, respectively, with times of 28:14.85 and 28:16.92. Rounding out the female runners was Marilyn Contreras, as she finished in 149^th place by completing the course in 28:35.10.

Berkeley College's cross country teams will return to action this Saturday, as the Knights will participate in the Caldwell Univerity Cougar Chase. The men's race begins at 3:00pm, followed by the women's race at 3:45pm.