Cross Country

ECC Cross Country Report - Week Seven

Men's Runner of the Week

Trevor Heitkamp, Roberts Wesleyan
Sophomore | Fort Recovery, OH

Sophomore Trevor Heitkamp raced to a 13th-place (out of 182 runners) finish to lead the Roberts Wesleyan men's team at the Canisius College Alumni Race Saturday in Buffalo. He finished the 8K race in 25:51.2 as the Redhawks raced in the final regular-season meet before the ECC Championships race this weekend on Long Island.


Men's Rookie of the Week

Joel Amstutz, Roberts Wesleyan
Freshman | Greencastle, PA

Freshman Joel Amstutz ran his best race of the season in a competitive field with a majority of Division I runners at the Canisius College Alumni Race in Buffalo. He placed 26th overall (out of 182 runners) with a personal-best time of 26:35.1 over the 8K course. He was the third Roberts runner to cross the line and helped the Redhawks to a fifth-place finish.


Women's Runner of the Week

Paige Reeser, Roberts Wesleyan
Sophomore | Denver, CO

Sophomore Paige Reeser clocked a PR in the 5K race at the Canisius College Alumni meet over the weekend to lead Roberts to a second-place team finish in the final tune-up race for the ECC Championships. Reeser crossed the finish line in sixth place overall (out of 154 runners) with a career-best time of 18:14.4.


Women's Rookie of the Week

Emma Lipa, Roberts Wesleyan
Freshman | Snyder, NY
Freshman Emma Lipa ran another personal best 5K time as she helped Roberts Wesleyan to a second-place team finish as the final regular season race of the season. Lipa crossed the line in 28th place (out of 154 runners) with a time of 19:28.1 and was the top Division II freshman in the race.


ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Men
Laertes Cushing, Daemen
Graduate Student | Alfred, NY

Cushing was Daemen's top finisher for the first time in his career, pacing the Wildcats at the Canisius Alumni Classic with a time of 30:32.5.

Daniel DeGregori, Queens
Junior | East Meadow, NY

Competing in the St. Joseph’s Invitational on Saturday afternoon, junior Daniel DeGregori paced the squad with a seventh-place finish, clocking in at 28:45.5.

Ibrahim Hakizimana, Daemen
Freshman | Rochester, NY

Hakizimana was Daemen's second finisher at the Canisius Alumni Classic, finishing 135th out of 182 runners with a time of 30:32.7.

Women
Rachel Horner-Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan
Senior | Cornish, NH

Senior Rachel Horner-Richardson had another solid finish as she placed seventh overall (out of 154 runners) to help Roberts to a second-place team finish at the Canisius College Alumni race on Saturday. The Redhawks were second only to Division I Binghamton in the final team standings and finished two points ahead of Division I Detroit Mercy in the standings.

Rachel Mow, Queens
Senior | Esopus, NY

Competing in the St. Joseph’s Invitational on Saturday afternoon, senior Rachel Mow led the women's cross country team by placing first with a time of 20:47.2. 

Patsy Oberholzer, Daemen
Senior | Greece, NY

Oberholzer was Daemen's top finisher for the fourth time in as many races this season, as she placed 85th out of 154 runners with a time of 21:00.7.



ECC Cross Country Weekly Award Winners

MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 -
CJ Johnson, Daemen
Sept. 16 - Peter Bagattine, Molloy
Sept. 23 - Ronaldo Rodriguez Perez, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sept. 30 - Jackson Doran, Roberts Wesleyan
Oct. 7 - Pedro Mulero Martinez, St. Thomas Aquinas
Oct. 14 - Anthony Baldasano, Molloy
Oct. 21 - Trevor Heitkamp, Roberts Wesleyan

MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 -
 Maxim Stinner, D'Youville
Sept. 16 - Ronaldo Rodriguez Perez, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sept. 23 - Kevin Deyo, Staten Island
Sept. 30 - Ronaldo Rodriguez Perez, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Oct. 7 - Anthony Baldasano, Molloy
Oct. 14 - William Whitton, St. Thomas Aquinas
Oct. 21 - Joel Amstutz, Roberts Wesleyan

WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 -
Rachel Horner-Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan
Sept. 16 - Rachel Horner-Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan (2x)
Sept. 23 - Adriana Roa, Staten Island
Sept. 30 - Rachel Horner-Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan (3x)
Oct. 7 - Kathleen Healy, Molloy
Oct. 7 - Kathleen Healy, Molloy (2x)
Oct. 21 - Paige Reeser, Roberts Wesleyan

WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 9 -
Adriana Roa, Staten Island
Sept. 16 -  Martina Mileti, Molloy
Sept. 23 - Adriana Roa, Staten Island (2x)
Sept. 30 - Emma Lipa, Roberts Wesleyan
Oct. 7 - Gianna Mauri, St. Thomas Aquinas
Oct. 7 - Martina Mileti, Molloy (2x)
Oct. 21 - Emma Lipa, Roberts Wesleyan (2x)

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ECC MEN'S PRESEASON POLL

1. Roberts Wesleyan - 49 points (7 first-place votes)
2. Daemen - 40 points
3. Molloy - 32 points
4. St. Thomas Aquinas - 28 points
5. D'Youville - 20 points
T-5. Queens - 20 points
7. Staten Island - 7 points

ECC WOMEN'S PRESEASON POLL

1. Roberts Wesleyan - 63 points (7 first-place votes)
2. Molloy - 49 points (1 first-place vote)
3. Daemen - 48 points
4. D'Youville - 45 points
5. St. Thomas Aquinas - 28 points
6. Queens - 23 points
7. Staten Island - 18 points
8. District of Columbia - 14 points