Bobcats Post Best Effort Since 2018 at Metro Meet - Quinnipiac University Athletics

Saturday, October 31

Middletown, N.Y.

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METRO Championships

Alex Saldana Celebrates at the Finish of the 2026 METRO Conference Championships

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

10/31/2026 1:12:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

MONTGOMERY, NY — The Quinnipiac men's cross country team ran its best performance at the conference meet since 2018, placing sixth at the 2026 Metro Conference Championships.

They had a total of 176 points, one ahead of seventh-place Merrimack and one behind fifth-place Canisius.

Alex Saldana also recorded All-Championship honors, finishing 12^th overall to pace the Bobcats. Tyler Deme and Michael Strain rounded out the Bobcat top three, finishing 37^th and 47^th, respectively.

SCORERS

Alex Saldana – 12^th place (25:34.4)
Tyler Deme – 37^th place (26:23.2)
Michael Strain – 47^th place (26:41.0)
Preston Gumann – 55^th place (26:45.3)
Shepard Livingston – 60^th place (26:52.2)

UP NEXT
Quinnipiac heads to the NCAA Northeast Regional meet on Friday, Nov. 13, held at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, NY.

For an inside look at the Quinnipiac men's cross country program, go to gobobcats.com/mxc and be sure to follow it on social media @QU_MTrackXC.