PHILADELPHIA, PA – Freshman, Manuela Caraballo (Passaic, NJ) in her first collegiate race as a Bear, led the way for the women's cross country team and placed 16^that the Philadelphia Metro Invitational Saturday afternoon. The rookie runner helped Bloomfield finish 7^thoverall as a team and ran a time of 21:35.6.
 
Team captain, Vanessa Felice (North Bergen, NJ) finished 18^th overall and second for Bloomfield with a time of 21:48.0. Sophomore Olivia Randolph (Teaneck, NJ) placed 31^stat the Invitational in a time of 22.27.5 while junior, Jazmine Wiggs (Bowie, MD) improved her personal best with a time of 24:42.3 and crossed the finished line fourth for the Bears. Felicia Haidara (Bowie, MD) rounded out the Bloomfield women's team scoring runners with a 72^ndplace finish in a time of 25:40.3 and Monica Dunkerson (Willingboro, NJ) came in 88^thwith a 30:49.1 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 10:45 am. 
 
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