Garcia-Moreno Claims Metropolitan Cross Country Championship Individual Title; St. John’s Finishes Third as a Team

BROOKEVILLE, N.Y. – St. John's Cross Country continued its team success at the Metropolitan Cross Country Championships, placing third behind the 2026 individual champion Naiara Garcia-Moreno . This is the fifth year in a row that the Red Storm have claimed a top-four team finish. The squad collected 77 points, trailing the team champions in Columbia with 44 points and second-place Hofstra with 55 points. Garcia-Moreno was the lone runner in the field of 50 competitors to dip under 18 minutes in the women's 5K race. The junior clocked a personal-best time of 17 minutes, 44.60 seconds to win the...