Men's Runner of the Week
Owen White, Roberts Wesleyan
Graduate Student | Lockport, NY
White was the top Roberts Wesleyan finisher at the very competitive Lewis University Conference Crossover event in Illinois. Paced by a 5:00.0 average mile, the RWU graduate student covered the 4.79m course in 24:50.8, good for 48th in a field of 339.
Men's Rookie of the Week
Trevor Heitkamp, Roberts Wesleyan
Freshman | Fort Recovery, OH
Heitkamp shaved 15 seconds off his season-best 8k time as he clocked a 25:55.50 (5:10 mile average) at the Lewis University Conference Crossover event in Illinois.
Women's Runner of the Week
Sabrina Spezia, Molloy
Junior | Centereach, NY
Spezia topped all ECC competitors at the NJIT Highlander Challenge. The junior ran the 5k race with a tome of 19:15.3 (6:11.8 average mile) to place 13th in a field of 219, the best finish of all Division II athletes.
Women's Rookie of the Week
Carli Sheiffele, Molloy
Freshman | Mount Sinai, NY
Sheiffele produced a 14th-place finish at the NJIT Highlander Invitational. The rookie ran a time of 19:07.2 (6:12.4 average mile), topping all ECC-competing freshman and finished second among all conference contestants right behind teammate Sabrina Spezia.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Men
Zachary Hall, Roberts Wesleyan
Senior | Oakfield, NY
Hall posted a top-100 finish at the packed field of runners at the Lewis University Conference Crossover event in Illinois. He ran a 25:17.70 over 4.79m (5:05.4/mile) as he placed 95th in a field of 339.
John Ray, Queens
Senior | Bellerose, NY
Competing in the NJIT Highlander Invitational, Ray recorded a career-best 8k time of 26:09.9 to earn a 12th-place finish in a field of 246. Ray’s finish was the highest among his ECC counterparts in the meet.
Wayne Stephenson, Staten Island
Senior | Trelawny, Jamaica
Stephenson broke the CSI program record in the 8K at the NJIT Highlander Invitational. The senior posted a time of 27:03.1, besting the previous record by 18 seconds. The time was also good for 27th overall in a field of 246 runners.
Women
Rachel Horner-Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan
Junior | Cornish, NH
Rachel Horner-Richardson was the top Roberts Wesleyan runner at the challenging Lewis University Conference Crossover meet in Illinois. She earned a top-100 finish with a 3.71m time of 22:58.0 (6:11.5 average mile), finishing in the middle of a pack of 13 runners that crossed the line in a span of two seconds. She was 99th overall (out of 334 runners).
Ayesha Jarrett, District of Columbia
Senior | St. Ann, Jamaica
Jarrett covered the Goucher Coach Caslin Classic 6k in 28:07.9 to finish sixth in a field of 33.
Zoe Merryman, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sophomore | Mahwah, NJ
Merryman placed 15th overall (third among ECC competitors) at the NJIT Highlander Invitational, crossing the 5k course in 19:25.6 amongst a field of 219 finishers from Divisions I, II and III. Paced by Merryman, the Spartans finished seventh as a squad in a field of 31 with 203 points.
Rachel Mow, Queens
Junior | Esopus, NY
Competing in the NJIT Highlander Invitational, Mow recorded a career-best 5k time of 19:57.8 to notch a 25th-place finish in a field of 219.
Lydia Roselund, Roberts Wesleyan
Junior | Lockport, NY
Roselund was the second Roberts Wesleyan runner in a packed field at the Lewis University Conference Crossover event in Illinois. She finished in 163rd position overall (out of 334 runners) with a 3.71m time of 23:30.6.
ECC Cross Country Weekly Award Winners
MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 10 - Aiden Watson, Molloy
Sept. 17 - Owen White, Roberts Wesleyan
Sept. 24 - John Ray, Queens
Oct. 1 - Owen White, Roberts Wesleyan (2x)
Oct. 8 - Henry Smith, D'Youville
Oct. 15 - Owen White, Roberts Wesleyan (3x)
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 10 - Jake Stassi, Molloy
Sept. 17 - Jakob Zibbel, Roberts Wesleyan
Sept. 24 - Kaleb Rayle, St. Thomas Aquinas
Oct. 1 - Trevor Heitkamp, Roberts Wesleyan
Oct. 8 - Brennen Yates, D'Youville
Oct. 15 - Trevor Heitkamp, Roberts Wesleyan (2x)
WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 10 - Lainie Smith, D'Youville
Sept. 17 - Courtney Merrill, Daemen
Sept. 24 - Zoe Merryman, St. Thomas Aquinas
Oct. 1 - Rachel Horner-Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan
Oct. 8 - Courtney Merrill, Daemen (2x)
Oct. 15 - Sabrina Spezia, Molloy
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 10 - Carli Sheiffele, Molloy
Sept. 17 - Sienna Uebelhoer, D'Youville
Sept. 24 - Carli Sheiffele, Molloy (2x)
Oct. 1 - Paige Resser, Roberts Wesleyan
Oct. 8 - Carli Sheiffele, Molloy (3x)
Oct. 15 - Carli Sheiffele, Molloy (4x)
ECC TFFRS Results
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Previously in the Polls
U.S. TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION TOP 30 NATIONAL POLL
Preseason (9/4): NR
Week 1 (9/18): NR
Week 2 (9/25): NR
Week 3 (10/2): NR
U.S. TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION MEN'S EAST REGION POLL
Preseason (9/3): Roberts Wesleyan (2), Daemen (3), Molloy (10)
Week 1 (9/17): Roberts Wesleyan (2), Daemen (3)
Week 2 (9/24): Roberts Wesleyan (2), Daemen (3), Molloy (6)
Week 3 (10/1): Roberts Wesleyan (1), Molloy (5)
Week 4 (10/8): Roberts Wesleyan (1), Daemen (10)
U.S. TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION WOMEN'S EAST REGION POLL
Preseason (9/3): Roberts Wesleyan (1), Daemen (4), D'Youville (10)
Week 1 (9/17): Daemen (2), D'Youville (6), Roberts Wesleyan (7), Molloy (8)
Week 2 (9/24): Daemen (2), D'Youville (6), Roberts Wesleyan (7), Molloy (8)
Week 3 (10/1): Roberts Wesleyan (1), Daemen (3), Molloy (7)
Week 4 (10/8): Roberts Wesleyan (1), Daemen (3), Molloy (8)
ECC MEN'S PRESEASON POLL
1. Roberts Wesleyan (48 points, 6 first-place votes)
2. Daemen (41 points, 1 first-place vote)
3. Molloy (31 points)
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (24 points)
5. D'Youville (21 points)
6. Queens (16 points)
7. Staten Island (15 points)
ECC WOMEN'S PRESEASON POLL
1. Roberts Wesleyan (62 points, 6 first-place votes)
2. Daemen (56 points, 2 first-place votes)
3. D'Youville (50 points)
4. Molloy (36 points)
5. St. Thomas Aquinas (35 points)
6. District of Columbia (21 points)
7. Queens (18 points)
8. Staten Island (10 points)