The College of DuPage men's cross-country team traveled to Geneva to compete in the NJCAA Region IV Championship on Oct. 25 at the Northwestern Medicine Cross Country Course. The Chaps had one runner earn All-Region honors and finished third among Division III opponents.
Freshman
Adriano Quintero completed the men's 8K race in 27:02.9 earning fifth place ouf of 28 qualifying finishers and an All-Region selection for Division III.
Zachary Bacci finished eighth for DuPage with a time of 28:03.6, while
David Aviles rounded out the top 10 in 28:27.6.
Head Coach
Mallory Dominguez was pleased with the men's performance, stating, "For the men,
Adriano Quintero took home All-Region honors, getting fifth place overall. The men missed key runner
Jack Schultz in yesterday's race. We were third as a team in Division III and third overall, besting the Division II programs. The men had three PRs in
Valentino Diaz,
Eillian Golda, and
Sam Abud on a challenging course."
NJCAA Region IV Championship
Northwestern Medicine XC Course | Geneva IL
8,000 M | Oct. 25
Team: Harper 32, Joliet 42,
DuPage 48
Chaparrals:
Adriano Quintero: 27:02.9
Zachary Bacci: 28:03.6
David Aviles: 28:27.6
Valentino Diaz: 28:40.2
Matthew Wick: 29:15.1
Sam Abud: 29:32.1
Zachary Kahsen: 29:56.7
Eillian Golda: 29:57.6
Ryan Leurck: 30:23.6
Thomas Payne: 30:41.3
Kevin Ching: 32:32.3
Victor Cholico: 37:19.9
Samuel Sanchez: 37:24.5
