PHILADELPHIA, PA – For the second consecutive week, junior co-captain, Mark Lugo (Mount Holly, NJ) led the way for the Bears men's cross country team as he finished 7^that the Philadelphia Metro Invitational Saturday afternoon. Lugo's time of 28:34.1 helped the Bears claim a 5^thplace finish at the meet.
 
Isaiah Curbelo (Mount Holly, NJ) crossed the line second for the Bears, earning a 23^rdplace finish in a time of 29:36.7 with Giovanni Aracena (Pleasantville, NJ) close by in a time of 29:46.1 to place 27^th.  Freshmen classmates, Nicholas Rivera (Camden, NJ) and Paul Keyes rounded out Bloomfield's scoring runners with times of 30:08.7 and 30:19.5 respectively and finished 34^thand 36^th. Senior co-captain Maurisio Nazario (Passaic, NJ) finished next with a 30:47.7 mark and rookie Immyouri Etienne cross the line with a 34:44.7 time.
 
Bloomfield will be back on the course when they travel to the 'Boogie Down' Bronx to compete in the Brother John Paddy Doyle Meet of Champions on Saturday, Sept. 14^th. The meet hosted by Iona College will be run at Van Cortlandt Park at 10:00 am. 
 
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