RESULTS

EWING, NJ – TCNJ captured the 2026 NJAC Men's Cross Country Championship on its home course Saturday, placing five runners among the top seven to win with 22 points.
 
Sophomore Joshua Santiago led the Lions, claiming the individual title in the 8K race in 24:37.9.
 
Santiago finished 23.2 seconds clear of New Paltz senior Luca Maneri, who placed second in 25:01.1. TCNJ junior Phil Pace took third in 25:12.1, and Rowan senior Aidan Brad was fourth in 25:27.4.
 
TCNJ rookie Will Nelson placed fifth in 25:36.2 as the first freshman across the line. Sophomore Simon Bernhardt (25:37.6) and senior Sean Haggerty (25:40.5) followed in sixth and seventh to complete the Lions' scoring five. Moksh Patwari (8th) and Tyler Hurst (17th) rounded out a TCNJ group that put all seven of its runners in the top 17.
 
Rowan finished second with 49 points behind the tightest pack in the field. Following Brad, Colin Patterson (9th), Rowan Horner (10th), Garrett Walters (11th) and Dominic Burgio (15th) gave the Profs a 40.3-second spread from first to fifth.
 
Stockton edged Ramapo by a single point for third place, 101-102. Freshman James Clauson paced the Ospreys in 13th (26:05.4), while sophomore Brian Metz led Ramapo in 12th (26:02.2).
 
New Paltz placed fifth with 108 points behind Maneri's runner-up effort. Rutgers-Camden (202) edged Kean (206) for sixth, and Rutgers-Newark was eighth (237). Freshman Curtis Stokes led Rutgers-Camden in 60th (28:24.2), junior Angel Alarcon was Kean's top finisher in 58th (28:16.3), and junior Carlos Gonzales Delgado paced Rutgers-Newark in 80th (30:27.8).
 
Team Standings:
1. TCNJ 22
2. Rowan 49
3. Stockton 101
4. Ramapo 102
5. New Paltz 108
6. Rutgers-Camden 202
7. Kean 206
8. Rutgers-Newark 237.