Three Harriers Post Personal Best Times at LIU Post Invitational

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. — Senior Rebeca Ramirez (Woodhaven, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) and sophomore Justin Russell (Saline, Mich./Saline) both set new personal bests as the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's and women's cross country teams competed at the LIU Post Cross Country Invitational on Saturday..

Women's Highlights

• Senior Rebeca Ramirez was the top finisher for the Bears for the second straight race, posting her first sub-24-minute time in the 5K, finishing in 23:31 in 17th overall.
• Junior Shannon Doherty (Brooklyn, N.Y./Churchill) followed in 19th place in 25:15.

Men's Highlights

• Sophomore Justin Russell smashed his previous 8K personal best by 5 ½ minutes crossing in 27:40 in 23rd place.
• Freshman Danny Zhang (Brooklyn, N.Y./Leon M. Goldstein) also took a large chunk off his previous best with his first sub-40-minute time of 39:15.

Next up for the Bears

• SJC heads across the Verrazano Bridge to compete in the College of Staten Island Invitational on Saturday (Sep. 30) starting at 10 a.m.