Bethpage, N.Y. - The Adelphi University cross country teams delivered strong performances at the Adelphi Short Course Showdown on Friday at Bethpage State Park, with the women's team earning a runner-up finish and the men's squad placing third against a competitive field.

Men's Highlights

• The Panthers earned third place in the men's team standings with 78 points, finishing behind Stony Brook and East Stroudsburg.
• Adelphi posted a combined team time of 1:19:43, averaging 15:56 per runner across its scoring five.
• Deven Bernardin paced Adelphi with a seventh-place finish in 15:35.1, leading the Panthers in the men's 5K.
• Maxwell Krapf followed in 17th place with a time of 15:55.9, while Mosiah Calderon finished 19th in 15:58.0.
• Senior Jack Coyne placed 22nd overall in 16:05.2, and Jack Riegger followed closely in 24th with a time of 16:09.6.
• Noah Mach finished 27th in 16:18.6, with Tristan Cuevas, Samuel Gorelik and Jay Singh also contributing to the Panthers' efforts.

The squad will now prepare for the Northeast 10 Conference Championship meet, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7 at their home course, Bethpage Polo at the Park.