BRONX, N.Y. — The Pratt Institute men's and women's cross country teams competed at the 2026 Queensborough Cross Country Invitational on Sunday afternoon at historic Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y. where Peter Burnham (Duxbury, Mass.) was the top finisher for the men and Melis Kavlicoglu (Reno, Nev.) the lead runner for the women.
First-year Burnham paced the gold-and-black to a 13th-place finish in the men's 8k race, placing 33rd overall in a field of 157 runners with a time of 32:05.5. First-year David Garcia-Sanchez (Alexander, Me.) crossed next for Pratt in 62nd place at 34:16.7, followed by sophomore Jackson Brock (Vicenza, Italy) in 84th at 35:51.9. First-year Mathias Storrer (São Paulo, Brazil) placed 120th in 40:26.1, and senior Griffin Benkovszky (Ashland, Va.) completed the scoring five in 121st at 40:30.6.
Division II Felician University took the men's team title with 36 points, placing five runners inside the top 13, led by Josh Sanders in fourth (29:00.1). SUNY Maritime's Chase Miller captured the individual crown with a winning time of 26:12.8.
In the women's 5k race, sophomore Melis Kavlicoglu (Reno, Nev.) turned in Pratt's top performance of the day, finishing 13th overall in a 131-runner field with a time of 22:54.6. First-year Merin Kauffman added a top-30 finish, crossing 26th in 24:12.5. Sophomore Sonai Castrillo (Pine Hill, N.J.) rounded out the trio of Cannoneers in 39th place with a time of 25:16.5.
Adriana Roa of College of Staten Island claimed the women's individual title in 20:22.5, guiding Division II Staten Island to the women's team championship with 81 points.Â
The Cannoneers return to competition on Wednesday, October 7, hosting the Cannoneer Challenge at Prospect Park at 7:30 a.m.
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