2021 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2020: NJIT's top performer in its first-ever America East Championships on Mar. 5 (19:34.90)...Highlander Outstanding Performer for XC....Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19.
2019: Competed in seven meets...logged her best finish at the Highlander XC Challenge (12th;
18:48.85)...fastest 6K time came at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals (23:53.8)...finished in NJIT's top two in all seven of her meets.
2018: Competed in all seven meets for the Highlanders… ranked in the top three for the Highlanders seven times … posted a season best 5K time of 19:19 at the Highlander XC Challenge
2017: Competed in all nine meets for the Highlanders. … the freshman ranked in the top two of Highlander runners in every meet she competed in. … in her first collegiate meet was the top performer for the Highlanders with a 6k season-best time of 24:09.22. … placed first overall in the 5k race at the Nick Russo Halloweel Classic with a season-best time of 19:22.94. … at the ECAC/IC4A Championships closed out her freshman campaign with a NJIT top three all-time run at Van Cortlandt park and second best run among all NJIT freshmen with her time 20:09.0 in the 5k. … NJIT women’s cross country Outstanding Performer award winner. … NJIT Female Athlete of the Week for Cross Country, 10/16.
Prior to NJIT: Attended Spotswood High School. … 2016 Greater Middlesex Conference all-white division cross country selection. … competed in the 2015 Foot Locker Northeast Regional.
Personal: Cassandra Raia. … daughter of Jennifer and Frank Raia. … engineering sciences major.
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