Men's Runner of the Week
Owen White, Roberts Wesleyan
Graduate Student | Lockport, NY
White placed fourth in a field of 334 runners at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on Saturday. Paced by a 4:55.1 average mile on his home course on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan, White turned in a collegiate-best 8k time of 24:26.8 to turn in the fastest Division II performance of the race, trailing only a trio of Division I runners from Cornell. With his performance, the reigning ECC individual champion led the Redhawks to a third-place team finish in a field of 25 squads.
Men's Rookie of the Week
Trevor Heitkamp, Roberts Wesleyan
Freshman | Fort Recovery, OH
In just his second collegiate race, Heitkamp posted the top ECC freshman time – and fourth-fastest ECC overall time – at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on Saturday. Paced by a 5:15.9 average mile, Heitkamp crossed the 8k race in 26:10.3 to place 43rd in a field of 334 runners to help the Redhawks to a third-place team finish in a field of 25 squads on their home course.
Women's Runner of the Week
Rachel Horner-Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan
Junior | Cornish, NH
White placed 12th in a field of 255 runners at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on Saturday. Paced by a 5:49.6 average mile on her home course on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan, Horner-Richardson turned in a collegiate-best 5k time of 18:06.1 to turn in the second-fastest Division II performance of the race, trailing only Adelphi’s Katherine Marsh (17:45.2). With her performance, the RWU junior led the Redhawks to a second-place team finish in a field of 22 squads, finishing runner-up to Division I Cornell.
Women's Rookie of the Week
Paige Reeser, Roberts Wesleyan
Freshman | Denver, PA
In just her second collegiate race, Reeser posted the top ECC freshman time – and fifth-fastest ECC overall time – at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on Saturday. Running her home course for the first time in a competitive setting, Reeser averaged a 6:06.2 mile to cross her first collegiate 5k race in 18:57.9 for a 25th-place showing in a field of 334. Reeser was the top non-Division I freshman finisher in the race.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Men
Zachary Hall, Roberts Wesleyan
Senior | Oakfield, NY
Hall placed 17th in a field of 334 runners, and eighth among non-Division I runners, at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on Saturday. Paced by a 5:04.8 average mile on his home course on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan, the RWU senior turned in a collegiate-best 8k time of 25:15.1, the second-fastest ECC performance on the day. With his performance, Hall helped the Redhawks to a third-place team finish in a field of 25 squads.
Ethan Keating, Daemen
Sophomore | Wooster, OH
Keating placed 49th in a field of 334 runners at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on Saturday. Paced by a 5:18.3 average mile, the Wildcat sophomore crossed the finish line in a Daemen-leading and collegiate-best 8k time of 26:22.5 for the fifth-fastest ECC performance of the race. The sophomore shaved 31.6 seconds off his previous 8k PR of 26:54.1, set at the 2023 ECC Championships.
James Polisena, St. Thomas Aquinas
Senior | Elmsford, NY
Polisena placed 10th in a field of 36 runners at the Shenandoah Hornet Harrier Invitational & Commonwealth Challenge on Saturday. Paced by a 6:05.7 average mile, the STAC senior crossed the 8k finish line in 30:17.9 to lead all Spartans.
Henry Smith, D’Youville
Senior | Lockport, NY
Smith placed 34th in a field of 334 runners at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on Saturday. Paced by a 5:13.3 average mile, the D’Youville senior crossed the finish line in a collegiate-best 8k time of 25:57.7 for the third-fastest ECC performance of the race.
Wayne Stephenson, Staten Island
Senior | Trelawny, Jamaica
Stephenson placed fifth in a field of 88 runners at the Fred Pavlich Invitational on Saturday. His time of 28:33.2 in the 8k also marked the third time in which the senior has posted a top-20 time in CSI’s program history.
Women
Ciara Durcan, St. Thomas Aquinas
Senior | Orangeburg, NY
Durcan crossed the 5k course in 21:08.5, good for seventh place in a field of 21 finishers at the Shenandoah Hornet Harrier Invitational & Commonwealth Challenge on Saturday.
Courtney Merrill, Daemen
Graduate Student | Speedway, IN
Merrill placed 21st in a field of 334 runners at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on Saturday. Paced by a 6:04.3 average mile, the Daemen graduate student crossed the finish line in a collegiate-best 5k time of 18:52.0 for the third-fastest ECC performance of the race, breaking her three-year PR across that distance by 14 seconds.
Zoe Merryman, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sophomore | Mahwah, NJ
Merryman placed fourth in a field of 21 runners at the Shenandoah Hornet Harrier Invitational & Commonwealth Challenge on Saturday. Paced by a 6:39.0 average mile, the STAC sophomore crossed the 5k finish line in 20:39.8.
Lydia Roselund, Roberts Wesleyan
Junior | Lockport, NY
Roselund placed 22nd in a field of 334 runners at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on Saturday. Paced by a 6:04.7 average mile on her home course on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan, Rosalind turned in a collegiate-best 5k time of 18:53.1 to turn in the fourth-fastest ECC performance of the race and help the Redhawks to a second-place team finish in a field of 22 squads.
Lainie Smith, D’Youville
Junior | Lancaster, NY
Smith placed 18th in a field of 255 runners at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on Saturday. Paced by a 5:54.4 average mile, Smith turned in a collegiate-best 5k time of 18:21.3 to turn in the second-fastest ECC performance of the race and help the Saints to a 10th-place team finish in a field of 22 squads. That time shattered the previous school record, held by Smith, by over 20 seconds.
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)
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
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
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
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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
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)
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)
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)