Newark, NJ----The Brooklyn College cross country program competed in the 22nd Annual Highlander Invitational hosted by the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday at Branch Brook Park. BC's men ran in the first race of the day against a number of Division I and II teams, placing 13 out of 22 squads. The women took ninth out of ten teams later on in the day.  Next Up: Brooklyn will run in their final regular season meet at the Rowan Invitational next Saturday, 10/17.  

On the men's side, Anthony King led the Bulldogs, finishing 70th overall in the invitational race with a time of 27:55.09. Yasin Gordon followed in 81st place, crossing the finish line in 28:39.79. Daniel Menedez recorded a time of 29:31.21 to finish 103rd, while Spencer Weiner placed 113th in 29:51.42.

Dexter Weiner finished in 132nd place with a time of 30:57.45, followed by Calvin Weiner in 134th at 30:59.56. Jun Cheng crossed in 145th place with a time of 31:57.38, and Erick Largo rounded out the Brooklyn men's finishers in 149th place at 32:22.83. The Bulldogs finished 13th in the men's team standings with 401 points.

In the women's open race, Erin Perry paced Brooklyn with a 16th-place finish, recording a time of 21:32.22. Isabela Vargas followed in 45th place at 25:37.04, while Rayhanna Alexander finished 60th in 27:49.12. Meliza Aguilar crossed the line in 69th place with a time of 30:59.98, and Rebecca Peralta finished 72nd in 32:25.56.

Brooklyn placed ninth in the women's open team standings with 198 points.