BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The NJIT cross country teams will compete at the Paul Short Invitational, hosted by Lehigh, for the fourth straight season on Friday at Goodman Campus Cross Country Course. The men will race in the Gold 8K for the first time in program history at 11:00 a.m. and the women will compete in the Brown 6K at 2:45 p.m.
 
Lasse Bjørn Jensen earned the America East Male Rookie of the Week on Sept. 22 after leading the NJIT men with a four-mile time of 20:15.5 to finish in 20th place at the Main Line Invitational. Bjørn Jensen, Liam Dougherty, Anthony Dvorsky, Judah Garcia Phillips, Fabian Herrera, William Mitchell, Diego Reyes, and Daniel Wilson will lace up for the NJIT men.
 
Jessie Fotheringham earned the America East Female Rookie of the Week on Sept. 22 after breaking the 5K program record with a time of 17:46.2 to finish fourth at the Main Line Invitational. Fotheringham, Kimmie Harding, Diya Inta, Jenna Keith, and Sarah Van Ornum will compete for the NJIT women.
 
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The Highlanders will host the Mets Championships and NJIT XC Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Branch Brook Park.
 
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