Hunter Secures Third Straight Men’s Cross Country Conference Championship

Bronx, N.Y.- The Hunter College men’s cross country team won its third straight Ciy University of New York Athletic Conference championship at Van Cortlandt Park on Sunday afternoon. The top five runners from Hunter achieved top-15 placements in the race. Brian Guillermo emerged as the individual champion and led the Hawks across the finish line, completing the course in 27:55.2. This marks Guillermo’s second championship win, having previously secured victory in 2021. Mateo Penefiel secured the second-place position, finishing the race in 28:03.9. Alexander Niyazov claimed the sixth spot with a time of 29:43.2. Hengzhi Zhu (31:22.1) and Haasil Pujara…