Men's Runner of the Week
Henry Smith, D’Youville
Senior | Lockport, NY
Smith put together a solid race at the prestigious Paul Short Run on Saturday, placing second out of 203 runners in the Men’s College Green Race with an 8k time of 26:24.2. Paced by a 5:18.7 average mile, Smith finished just over 14 seconds off from the race’s individual champion Dillon Labonte of Southern New Hampshire.
Men's Rookie of the Week
Brennen Yates, D’Youville
Freshman | Hamler, OH
Yates put together his best 8k race of the season this past weekend at the Paul Short Run, completing the Men’s College Green Race with a time of 29:35.1. Yates shaved off over 15 seconds from his previous 8k PR.
Women's Runner of the Week
Courtney Merrill, Daemen
Graduate Student | Speedway, IN
Merrill turned in the fastest 6k of all nominated ECC runners at the Paul Short Run on Saturday, clocking in with a collegiate-best time of 22:47.9 (6:06.9 average mile) in the Women’s College Brown Race. The Daemen graduate student was the only Wildcat to finish in the top 100 with a 60th place showing in the field of 303 runners. Merrill, who set a 5k PR last weekend at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational, shaved four seconds off her previous 6k PR (22:51.1), set at the 2022 East Region Championships.
Women's Rookie of the Week
Carli Sheiffele, Molloy
Freshman | Mount Sinai, NY
Sheiffele ranked second among Division II rookies at the Paul Short Run in the Women’s College Green Race this past weekend, covering the 6k in a time of 23:40.0. The freshman ranked 26th overall in a field 245 runners.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Men
Daniel DeGregori, Queens
Sophomore | East Meadow, NY
Competing in the Queensborough Invitational on Sunday, DeGregori placed 13th in a field of 161 with an 8k time of 30:18.0.
John Ray, Queens
Senior | Bellerose, NY
Competing in the Queensborough Invitational on Sunday, Ray paced Queens with a sixth-place finish in a field of 161 with an 8k time of 28:37.0.
Aiden Watson, Molloy
Senior | Levittown, NY
Watson placed in the top half of a stacked field in the Men’s College Brown Race at the Paul Short Run. The senior ran the 8k course in a time of 26:45.2, good for 134th overall.
Women
Kathleen Healy, Molloy
Junior | Malverne, NY
Healy placed 38th in the Paul Short Run Women’s College Green Race with a 6k time of 24:04.8.
Rachel Mow, Queens
Junior | Esopus, NY
Competing in the Queensborough Invitational on Sunday, Mow finished second in a 5k field of 145 runners with a time of 21:18.6 (6:51.5 average mile).
Sabrina Spezia, Molloy
Junior | Centereach, NY
Spezia placed third among all Division II runners in the Women’s College Green Race of the Paul Short Run, clocking in with a 6k time of 23:25.2 (6:16.9 average mile) for a 17th-place overall finish in a field of 245.
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
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
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)
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)
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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
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)
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)
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)