{"id":28670,"date":"2017-10-24T20:29:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T00:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2017\/10\/25\/santa-waldron-mullins-compete-cross-country-njcaa-national-championship\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:14:40","slug":"santa-waldron-mullins-compete-cross-country-njcaa-national-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/10\/24\/santa-waldron-mullins-compete-cross-country-njcaa-national-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa-Waldron, Mullins to Compete in Cross Country at NJCAA National Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Freshman Olivia Mullins of Plaistow, NH.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Northern Essex Community College cross country programs will see two individuals compete at the upcoming NJCAA<\/a> National Championships. Sophomore Ruben Santa-Waldron of Haverhill, MA and freshman Olivia Mullins of Plaistow, NH of the men\u2019s cross country<\/a> and women\u2019s cross country<\/a> teams will compete as individuals at the upcoming championship.<\/p>\n

This past weekend at the Junior College Northeast Invitational hosted by the Community College of Rhode Island both Santa-Waldron and Mullins finished among the top 8 individuals in their respective races. Santa-Waldron completed the hilly 8,000 meter men\u2019s race in 8th place with a time of 30:36. On the women\u2019s side, Mullins finished 4th with a time of 22:10 over the 5,000 meter course.<\/p>\n

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Sophomore Ruben Santa-Waldron of Haverhill, MA<\/p><\/div>\n

“Santa – Waldron and Mullins both have\u00a0been\u00a0competitive\u00a0and consistent in their races throughout the season. They have been\u00a0consistent in their weekly training and have worked hard to get to this point. It is a first time experience for both of them. I know they will both hold their own on the national level. They know what they need to do to have a good race mentally and physically” said head coach Suzanne Dunn.<\/p>\n

The National Championship races will be held at Stanley Park in Westfield, MA and hosted by Holyoke Community College on Saturday November 4th. The Stanley Park course is familiar to both of the Knights runners as they competed there earlier in the season on October 7th at the James Early Invitational. On the Stanley Park course Santa-Waldron posted a time of 29:26, while Mullins completed the women\u2019s race in a time of 21:45. Both times run at Stanley Park earlier in the season are just off of season personal bests both runners clocked this season at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational.<\/p>\n

Northern Essex Community College competes as a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA<\/a>) and sponsors eight varsity intercollegiate sports including baseball, men\u2019s basketball, softball, women\u2019s volleyball, men\u2019s and women\u2019s cross country and men\u2019s and women\u2019s track and field. For more information on Northern Essex Community College Athletics please visit the official website of Northern Essex Athletics<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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