WOODLAND PARK, N.J. -- Sophomore Alex Cole finished just outside the top five for Post University Men's Cross Country as the Eagles ran at the Caldwell Cougar Chase 8K on Friday night down in Woodland Park, New Jersey, at the Garret Mountain Reservation

THE BASICS 
 
Team Results – No Team Result (Did Not Finish)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
While unable to qualify for a team score with fewer than five runners in the event, St. Thomas Aquinas College took home the team title with only 17 points, followed by fellow Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference member Dominican (N.Y.) at 41 points in second, and Rutgers-Newark rounding out the top three in third with 88 points.

While Cole's finish in 31:03 on the dot was not a personal best, as he ran a 30:17.50 at the Golden Eagle Invitational the other week, it still netted him his best individual finish in sixth place. Freshman Anthony Guallpa had a 17th-place finish with a time of 34:34.60, while freshman Marcus Wilson was in 20th with a time of 34:47.50 in the event. 

Unattached runner Jaime Tlatelpa won the 8K with a time of 28:31.90, over a minute ahead of freshman Ronaldo Rodriguez-Perez of St. Thomas Aquinas, followed by Caldwell University's freshman Mohamed Toure in third with a time of 29:46.10, just over a second off the pace of Rodriguez-Perez.
 
WHAT'S NEXT  
In two weeks, Post University will head to the James Earley Invitational on October 11th at 11:30 a.m. in Westfield, Massachusetts, at St. John's Preparatory School.