GLASSBORO, N.J. – Freshmen runners set new program top times as the Immaculata men's cross country team competed in the NCAA Metro Regional on Saturday. The Macs placed 19^th overall on the meet.
 
Ivan Zavala-Zavala led the pack for the Mighty Macs, placing 82^nd overall with a personal best time of 28:23.3. Zavala-Zavala currently owns the fourth best 8K time in Immaculata program history.
 
Joining Zavala-Zavala on the top times list is fellow freshman Kieran Brackin, who finished 116^th overall while smashing his previous personal best with a time of 30:42.5. Brackin now owns the eighth best time in program history.
 
Gabriel DeRosa and Nicholas John Speakman-Viggiano were the next two to finish for the Mighty Macs, finishing 131^st and 142^nd, respectively. The pair finished five seconds apart from each other with times of 32:44.4 and 32:49.9. Speakman-Viggiano's time was good for a new personal best.
 
Alex Poli then crossed the finish line at the 33:43.8 mark, good for 138^th place overall. He was followed by Marchello Barile, who placed 146^th with a 35:23,4 finish.
 
Rounding out the day for the Mighty Macs was Louis Faia, who earned a personal best while placing 156^th with an overall time of 40:58.6.