Since 2010, the Valiant men's and women's cross country teams have hosted home invitational races on Manhattanville's campus.
Designed by former head cross country coach Mike Owens, the Valiants' home course starts at the front entrance of the school and winds its way all the way along the outskirts of Manhattanville's campus - including views of the softball field, baseball field, and the GoValiants.com turf and grass fields - before winding back around campus and finishing up once again near the front of the school. The course features multiple elevation and terrain changes throughout the course, giving runners of all levels a great challenge.
The men's and women's courses were standardized for the first time in 2012, so both teams now run a standard 5K (3.14 mi) course through the college. A link to an aerial view of the newly configured course, including mileage and a complete view of the campus, can be seen at http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=442395
In the first year with the new 5K distance, Matthew Hussey of Roberts Wesleyan set the course record on the men's side with a time of 17:08.00, while Katherine Henri of Purchase set the women's course record with a time of 19:28.00.
The previous men's course measured 5.32 kilometers (3.31 miles) and the women's course came in at 4.43 kilometers (2.75 miles). At the old distances, both the men's course record (17:37.00, Mark Castelli of Army) and the women's course record (16:53.00, Brittany Hinton of Saint Elizabeth) were set at the Valiant Invitational on September 18, 2010.
