MILTON, NY -- For the first time in 687 days, the men's and women's cross country teams ran in a meet. The Bloodhounds participated in the Mount Saint Mary College Invitational on Sunday morning. Both teams did not record a team score. 

In the women's race, freshman Maria Guadarrama led the Bloodhounds in her first collegiate meet. The rookie was John Jay's top finisher, placing 13th overall in a time of 28:59. The other Bloodhound to run was freshman Lorraine Gonzalez who finished in 64th with a time of 43:32. 

In the men's race, freshman Joseph Valiente led the way in a time of 37:55, good for an 81st place finish. Junior Aneal Mahabir (45:12) and sophomore Daryl Cheryl (45:15) finished in 110th and 111th, respectively. Rounding out the top four was sophomore Ryan Quach (50:03, 116th place). 

The Bloodhounds will travel to Newark, NJ on Saturday, October 2, for the New Jersey Institute of Technology Invitational. The race will begin at 11:00 am.