GALLOWAY, N.J. – The TCNJ men's cross country team had five runners perform to all-region recognition at the NCAA Metro Region Championship on Saturday.
 
Matt Granizo, Roman Fabbricatore, Kevin Matthews, Michael Rodriguez, and Phil Pace all placed in the top-35 at Stockton's 8-kilometer course, officially locking up all-region honors.
 
TCNJ finished fifth in the team standings with 121 total points, trailing Moravian (29), Rowan (61), Haverford (89), and Swarthmore (113).
 
Granizo secured his third career All-Metro Region accolade with a season-best 25:30.1 to place 19^th overall, his best mark since taking 16^th at last year's regional race with a 25:27.0.
 
Fabbricatore logged a personal-best 25:40.3 to finish 22^nd and collect his first career all-region award.
 
Matthews made it back-to-back all-region seasons with a big PR of 25:42.7, good for 24^th overall.
 
Rodriguez finished in 25:47.2 to take 29^th and repeat on the All-Metro Region roster, while NJAC Rookie of the Year Phil Pace was right behind him with a 25:48.5 (30^th), a PR by more than 30 seconds.