Men's Results | Women's Results

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Junior Violet Kimble and senior Michael Kitsopoulos were the top finishers for the Drew University cross country teams on Saturday at the DeSales University Invitational.

The Ranger women placed sixth out of 12 teams, finishing in front of FDU-Florham, Immaculata, Lancaster Bible, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, Berkeley (N.J.), and Baruch. Drew's men's squad did not have the minimum five runners to earn a team score.

Kimble placed 43rd among 112 runners, cruising the 6,000-meter course in 26:46. Sophomore Aubrey Johnson finished just three shots back, taking 46th in 26:50.

Freshman Carly Orent was the next finisher for Drew, coming in 53rd in 27:17. Rounding out the team score were freshman Maya Barnes, who placed 61st in 27:48, and junior Mollie Ankrom, who was 71st in 28:44. Finishing as displacers were freshman Samantha Villanueva, who placed 73rd in 28:53, and sophomore Marissa Berrios, who was 89th in 30:46.

Kitsopoulos came in 63rd out of 168 runners in the men's 8,000-meter race. He was clocked at 29:32. Also competing for the men's team were freshman Van Holson, who placed 117th in 33:56, and sophomore Neelesh Kantheti, who was 153rd in 40:22.

The Rangers compete in their final non-championship meet of the season next Saturday, when they run at the St. Joseph's Invitational, held at Sunken Meadow Park in Kings Park, N.Y.