Van Cortlandt Park, NY-----The Brooklyn College women's and men's cross country teams competed Sunday at the 2026 Queensborough Cross Country Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park. Next Up: The Bulldogs continue their meet schedule at the NJIT Highlander Challenge at Branch Brook Park on Saturday, October 10. Â
On the women's side, Brooklyn placed 14th as a team with a score of 356. Erin Perry paced the Bulldogs in the women's 5K, placing 25th overall with a time of 24:09.0. Isabela Vargas followed in 68th place at 27:44.8, while Rayhanna Alexander finished 103rd in 31:55.0. Meliza Aguilar crossed in 34:47.6, and Rebecca Peralta completed the Bulldogs' scoring lineup in 36:37.9.
The Brooklyn men turned in a strong fifth-place team finish in the 8K, recording a team score of 141 and a combined time of 2:39:29. The Bulldogs finished ahead of Queens, SUNY Maritime, Monroe University and several other teams in the field.
Anthony King led the way for Brooklyn, finishing 18th overall in 31:01.4. Yasin Gordon followed closely behind in 19th place with a time of 31:08.7. Daniel Menedez placed 31st in 31:55.2, while Spencer Weiner finished 38th in 32:28.9. Dexter Weiner rounded out the Bulldogs' five scoring runners with a 42nd-place finish in 32:55.9.
Calvin Weiner continued the Brooklyn effort with a 33:52.7 finish, followed by Erick Largo in 34:20.8 and Jun Cheng in 34:34.2.