The Stockton cross country teams featured a mixture of veterans and youngsters, including some newcomers, in 2018. Some young runners assumed bigger roles in support of a few key seniors on each squad. The result was a solid season highlighted by the men's team registering one meet victory (Osprey Open) and one second-place finish while the women's squad notched a pair of second places.
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Sophomore
Daniel Do and senior
Joe D'Amico were at the head of the pack for the Stockton men. Do was the top finisher for the Ospreys at five of their seven meets. He posted two top-10 performances and was selected NJAC Runner of the Week once. D'Amico notched three top-10's, was Stockton's first finisher twice and was chosen NJAC Runner of the Week once.
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Sophomore
Cooper Knorr made progress in his second year, joining Do and D'Amico as one of Stockton's scoring runners in all seven races and finishing in the top 10 twice. Senior
Christian Mele capped his career with a solid final season in which he scored at six meets including one top 10 effort.
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Sophomore
Andrew Fellin came on strong in the second half of the season to score at three of the last four races. Fellow sophs
Stephen Conte and
Kyle Navlance added to the youth movement while senior
Matt Cohen finished his career on a high note by scoring for the Ospreys in his last two college meets.
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Senior
Regina Duncan and sophomore transfer
Hayley Baydar were the top performers for the Stockton women's team. Duncan, a mainstay for the Ospreys over the last four years, was the squad's top finisher four times. She earned NJAC First Team honors for the second time in her career by finishing fifth at the NJAC Championships, one of her two top-10 performances on the season.
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Baydar was a key newcomer who was Stockton's first finisher three times, including two top 10's, as well as an NJAC Second Team runner. Sophomore
Dominique Tye blossomed into a consistent racer who was one of the five scorers for the Ospreys at six of their seven meets. Senior
Alexandra Lacorazza was at her best in the second half of the season, scoring at the last four meets.
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Sophomore transfer
Claudia Baydar and freshman
Jessie Klenk each contributed in their first year at Stockton. Baydar scored at four meets while Klenk scored at two and collected one NJAC Rookie of the Week award.
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At the other end of the experience spectrum, seniors
Nicole Christensen and
Juliana Garruto were among the five scorers for the Ospreys at three and two meets respectively. Garruto, a two-time NJAC Second Team runner, fought back from an injury to contribute toward the end of the season.
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