Runners of the Week
Men’s Runner of the Week
Ethan Keating (Daemen)
Sr., Wooster, OH, Wooster High School
Ethan Keating broke the Daemen University men's cross country 8K record at the Highlander Invitational on Saturday, running a program-best time of 24:59.4 as he placed second out of 185 runners at the meet, first among collegiate runners. The Wildcat senior shattered the previous program 8K record of 25:15.0, set by Jon Moote at the 2023 Highlander Invitational. Keating's time was over 30 seconds faster than his previous PR (25:31.0) that he set at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational two weeks ago.
Men’s Rookie of the Week
Jack Bowman (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Fr., Saskatchenwan, CA, Suffern High School
Bowman helped lead his team to a ninth place finish in the men's 8k at the NJIT Invitational on Saturday. The STAC freshman crossed the finish line in a time of 26:16.1, good for 22nd overall (1st in ECC) among a field of 187 runners.
Women’s Runner of the Week
Lia Brasacchio (Daemen)
Jr., Victor, NY, Victor High School
Lia Brasacchio returned to the top of the Wildcat runners with a PR time of 23:19.2 over the 6K race at the Highlander Invitational to finish 11th out of 140 runners. The junior crushed her previous 6K best time (23:47.8 set at the 2025 Highlander Invitational) by nearly 30 seconds.
Women’s Rookie of the Week
Carly Koprowski (Queens)
Sr. Wantagh, NY, MacArthur High School
Carly Koprowski recorded a career-best 5K time of 19:08.6 at the 22nd Annual NJIT XC Invitational Saturday morning. Competing against several Division I opponents, Koprowski was the third Division II student-athlete to cross the finish line, placing 21st overall in the meet.
Weekly Honor Roll
Peter Bagattine (Molloy)
Sr., Bay Shore, NY
Peter Bagattine led the Molloy men’s cross country team at the NJIT Invitational, finishing 25th overall in the 8K with a time of 26:29.2. As the team’s top finisher.
Darren Coyle (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Fr., Congers, NY, Saint Joseph Regional High School
Coyle helped lead his team to a ninth place finish in the men's 8k at the NJIT Invitational on Saturday. The STAC freshman crossed the finish line in a time of 27:18.8, good for 54th overall among a field of 187 runners.
Jackson Doran (Roberts Wesleyan)
Gr., Lockport, NY, Lockport High School
Graduate student Jackson Doran was the top finisher for the Redhawks at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational over the weekend. He clocked a 25:01.0 (5:02/mile) over a slow 8K course to finish 13th overall (234 runners) and led Roberts to a sixth-place team finish (23 teams).
Madison Chalfin (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Gr., West Nyack, NY, Clarkstown South High School
Chalfin helped lead her team to a seventh place finish in the women's 5k at the NJIT Invitational on Saturday. The STAC grad student crossed the finish line in a time of 18:26.5, good for 12th overall (1st in ECC) among a field of 181 runners.
Julie Cruz (Daemen)
Fr., Williamsville, NY, Williamsville East High School
Running in her first career 6K, freshman Julie Cruz finished third on the team with a time of 24:28.8 to finish 33rd overall out of 140 runners at the Highlander Invitational.
Adriana Roa (College of Staten Island)
So., Farmingville, NY, Sachem East High School
She broke her own record in the 5K race at the NJIT Invitational on Saturday. Roa finished in 16th place with a record-breaking time of 18:37.58 out of 181 runners to be the first Dolphin finisher in the day.
2026 ECC Cross Country Weekly Award Winners
Men’s Runner of the Week
Sep. 8 – CJ Johnson (Daemen)
Sep. 15 – Jack Bowman (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Sep. 22 – Jack Bowman (St. Thomas Aquinas) (2x)
Sep. 29 – Jackson Doran (Roberts Wesleyan)
Oct. 6 – Daniel DeGregori (Queens)
Oct. 13 – Ethan Keating (Daemen)
Men’s Rookie of the Week
Sep. 8 – Jack Bowman (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Sep. 15 – Darren Coyle (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Sep. 22 – Aidan Milillo (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Sep. 29 – Garret Tracy (Roberts Wesleyan)
Oct. 6 – Nicholas Allegretti (College of Staten Island)
Oct. 13 – Jack Bowman (St. Thomas Aquinas) (2x)
Women’s Runner of the Week
Sep. 8 – Barbara Kunz (D’Youville)
Sep. 15 – Adriana Roa (College of Staten Island)
Sep. 22 – Madison Chalfin (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Sep. 29 – Evelyn Schmit (Roberts Wesleyan)
Oct. 6 – Adriana Roa (College of Staten Island) (2x)
Oct. 13 – Lia Brasacchio (Daemen)
Women’s Rookie of the Week
Sep. 8 – Jordyn Cruz (Queens)
Sep. 15 – Giuliana Fodor (Roberts Wesleyan)
Sep. 22 – Keira McLaughlin (Molloy)
Sep. 29 – Giuliana Fodor (Roberts Wesleyan) (2x)
Oct. 6 – Carly Koprowski (Queens)
Oct. 13 – Carly Koprowski (Queens) (2x)
2026 ECC Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll
1. Roberts Wesleyan - 48 points (6 first-place votes)
2. Daemen - 40 points (1 first-place vote)
3. Molloy - 33 points
4. St. Thomas Aquinas - 30 points
5. D'Youville - 18 points
6. Queens - 13 points
7. Staten Island - 12 points
2026 ECC Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll
1. Roberts Wesleyan - 64 points (8 first-place votes)
2. Molloy - 54 points
3. D'Youville - 47 points
4. Daemen - 42 points
5. St. Thomas Aquinas - 26 points
6. Queens - 25 points
7. Staten Island - 21 points
8. District of Columbia - 9 points
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Founded as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1989 and rechristened the East Coast Conference in July 2006, the ECC was formed to enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program in a fiscally sound way. The ECC is committed to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student-athletes, which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits. East Coast Conference members include: Daemen University (Amherst, N.Y.); University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.); D'Youville University (Buffalo, N.Y.); Mercy University (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy University (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); Roberts Wesleyan University (Rochester, N.Y.); College of Staten Island (Staten Island, N.Y.); and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.). The ECC also is home to 13 associate members in the sports of women’s bowling (3), men’s and women’s indoor track & field (3), men's volleyball (2), field hockey (1), and men’s lacrosse (1).
The ECC sponsors the following championship sports: baseball; men’s and women’s basketball; women's bowling; men’s and women’s cross country; field hockey; men’s and women’s lacrosse; men’s and women’s indoor track and field; men’s and women’s outdoor track and field; men’s and women’s soccer; softball; and men's and women’s volleyball.
The East Coast Conference is a proud member of the NCAA and Division II. Division II is a dynamic and engaging group of colleges, institutions and conferences of varying sizes and educational missions. Division II members encourage and support diversity; value sportsmanship, fairness and equity; and place the highest priority on the overall educational excellence of the student-athlete.