Stockton University Athletics

Ospreys Competed in Seven Meets and Hosted Three

Athletics | 12/19/2019 12:01:00 PM

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The Stockton men's and women's cross country teams competed in seven meets during the 2019 season, including six in New Jersey, three of which were on the Ospreys' home course. Each Stockton squad finished fourth in the NJAC Championships and in the top half of the field at NCAA Regionals, with the men 20th out of 42 and the women 19th of 38.
 
Head men's coach Jayson Resch received contributions from a variety of runners, with seven Ospreys scoring in at least three meets. Head women's coach Nick McDonough relied on a nucleus of five runners who scored in five meets or more.
 
Junior Daniel Do was the cornerstone of the men's squad, headlining a trio of Ospreys who scored in all seven outings. Do was Stockton's top finisher in every race, registering five top-10 finishes highlighted by a win at the Osprey Open. He earned an NJAC First Team spot by placing fourth at the NJAC Championships and was named NJAC Runner of the Week twice.
 
Kyle Navalance was a breakout performer for Stockton, not only scoring in all seven meets but finishing second among the Ospreys behind Do six times. Navalance recorded two top-10 finishes. Matt Cohen ended his career with a strong senior season, joining Do and Navalance as a scoring runner in all seven races.
 
Stockton received contributions from three youngsters in sophomore Chris Bakley and freshmen Christopher Shaw and Matthew Keidat. Bakely scored in four meets while Shaw and Keidat were among the team's five scorers three times. Keidat also was chosen NJAC Rookie of the Week once. Junior Cooper Knorr scored in three meets for the Ospreys as well.
 
Senior transfer Maria Antoni led the Stockton women's team in her first year on the squad. Antoni scored in six races and was the top finisher for the Ospreys five times, with a win at the TCNJ Invitational the best of her three top-10 efforts. Antoni snagged an NJAC Second Team spot by placing eighth at the NJAC Championships and was named NJAC Runner of the Week once.
 
Sophomore Jessie Klenk was the only Stockton runner who scored in all seven races, finishing among the team's top three at six meets. Junior Jesse DeLello emerged as a key performer, scoring at six races. DeLello was the second finisher for the Ospreys at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals.
 
Juniors Dominique Tye and Jamie Wun rounded out Stockton's core of top runners. Tye and Wun each scored at five meets. Tye was the first Osprey across the finish line at the Inter-Regional Border Battle and Wun was the team's top runner at the Short Course Season Opener. Junior Claudia Baydar chipped in with three scoring performances on the season.
 
With Cohen and Antoni the only seniors who scored in a race this year, both Stockton teams could have a large group of key returnees next year as the Ospreys continue their efforts to build squads that can challenge the top teams in the NJAC and Atlantic Region.