Kings Park, NY - The John Jay College women's cross country team returned to action on Saturday, competing at the St. Joseph's University Long Island Invitational. The Bloodhounds placed 14th overall among 20 scoring teams in the women's 5K race, finishing with 352 points.

Skylah Nix paced the Bloodhounds, crossing the finish line in 23:44.66 to place 38th overall. Nix earned 36 points toward John Jay's team total.

Alexa Guzman was the second Bloodhound to complete the course, clocking a time of 25:23.20 to finish 64th overall. Manuela Orrego followed with a 75th-place showing, posting a time of 26:07.40.

Shellbie Johnson was the fourth John Jay runner to cross the finish line, placing 88th overall with a time of 27:19.81.

Rounding out the Bloodhounds' five finishers was Litzy Hernandez, who recorded a time of 35:44.20 to finish 127th overall.

John Jay's five runners combined for a cumulative time of 2:18:19.2, averaging 27:39.8 over the 5K course.

St. Thomas Aquinas captured the team championship with 80 points, followed by the College of Staten Island (93) and the Fashion Institute of Technology (107).

Madison Chalfin of St. Thomas Aquinas claimed the individual title with a winning time of 19:45.49.

The Bloodhounds gear up for the 2026 CUNYAC Women's Cross Country Championship, which will commence from Van Cortlandt Park with the race beginning at 9:30 a.m.