ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Senior Joey Datta (Edison, N.J./Edison H.S.) placed second and two other Cougars finished in the top 50 as Caldwell men's cross country was a strong ninth of 18 teams at the NCAA DII East Region Championship at Matt St. James Cross Country Trails on Saturday morning.

Datta clocked in at 21.21.1, less than six seconds behind Regional champion Owen White of Roberts Wesleyan. Datta's finish qualified the three-time CACC champion for the NCAA Division II National Championships in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 23.

Datta was joined in the top 50 by senior Alfredo Oidor (Garfield, N.J.) in 33rd (32:46.9) and freshman Luke Molyneux (Ocean Township, N.J.) in 45th (33:16.3).

Also turning in strong performances in the 10K race were junior Chad Manning (Belleville, N.J.) in 97th (35:13.9), soph Logan Kudla (Bloomfield, N.J.) in 101st (35:36.1), sophomore Alex Jamieson (Portree, Scotland) in 117th (36:38.2), and freshman Nicholas Montiel (Totowa, N.J.) in 135th (39:20.1).

Full results here.