BRONX --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College's men's and women's cross country teams competed Sunday morning at the 2026 CUNYAC Championships on the trails of Van Cortlandt Park, delivering three career-best performances in the season finale.
 
Mingli-Ann Elcock led the Cardinal women with a career-best time of 36:52.8 on the 6K course, finishing 36th overall. Elcock recorded the program's highest finish in the women's race since Taylor Bellmon placed 10th in 2022 with a time of 31:00.4. Dayne-Ann Baker also competed in her first CUNYAC Championship, crossing the finish line in 45:27.0 to place 49th.

Hunter College's Shannon Ferri captured the individual women's title with a time of 24:11.1 as the Hawks compiled 19 points to claim the women's team championship.
 
On the men's side, Shaun Parnell made his debut at the CUNYAC Championships, clocking in at 51:56.5 to finish 54th. 

Hunter's Leonardo Kaplan claimed the individual men's title in 28:02.7, as Brooklyn College totaled 29 points to secure the men's team championship after placing three runners among the top five finishers.

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