Loeffel Paces Pirates in Win at NJIT

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Loeffel Paces Pirates in Win at NJIT - Seton Hall University Athletics

Newark, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's cross country team claimed first place at the NJIT Highlander XC Challenge on Saturday morning. John Loeffel (Queen...

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Newark, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's cross country team claimed first place at the NJIT Highlander XC Challenge on Saturday morning. John Loeffel (Queens, N.Y.) was the top Pirate finisher for his third consecutive race.

Loeffel finished the 8k course at Branch Brook Park in a time of 25:11.95 for a second place overall finish. Declan Harkness (Stewartsville, N.J.) also had a top-five finish for the Pirates, taking fourth place with a time of 25:37.96.

Two more Pirates also recorded top-10 times, as Nicholas Minikel (Milltown, N.J.) and Patrick Wagner (Jenkintown, Pa.) finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Minikel ran a time of 25:52.40, while Wagner completed the course in 25:54.57.

Logan Brunozzi (Churchville, Pa.) and Daniel Washburn (Syracuse, N.Y.) also competed for Seton Hall. Brunozzi took home 12th place overall with a time of 26:34.90, while Washburn came in 17th place and a time of 26:46.26.

Next up, the Pirates will compete in the IC4A/ECAC Championships on Friday at Van Cortlandt Park.

 

[hallgrad80]

Great to see a John Moon coached team do well and win a meet.

 

[SHUisNJsTeam]

Great to see a John Moon coached team do well and win a meet.

Coach Moon really doesn’t get the support and recognition he deserves! We are lucky he didn’t call it quits when our four track teams were unceremoniously dumped.