NEWARK, N.J. - Sophomore Lizbeth Castillo (West New York, N.J.), junior Isabel Michel (Bogota, N.J.) and sophomore Ashley Mercado (Franklin Square, N.Y.) all ran sub-25-minute races as Caldwell University women's cross country placed fourth in the open race at the 22nd Annual NJIT XC Invitational at Branch Brook Park on Saturday morning.

Castillo (26th, 22:47.42), Michel (37th, 24:29.13) and Mercado (38th, 24:33.89) all placed in the top 40 for the Cougars among the 10 teams.

Caldwell is next in action at the St. Joseph's Invite on Saturday in Patchogue, N.Y.