Runners of the Week
Men’s Runner of the Week
Jack Bowman (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Fr., Saskatchewan, CA, Suffern High School
Bowman helped lead his team to a first place finish in the men's 8k at the St. Joseph's University, New York Invitational on Saturday. The STAC freshman crossed the finish line in a time of 27:48.1, good for third overall (1st in ECC) among a field of 169 runners.
Men’s Rookie of the Week
Jack Bowman (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Fr., Saskatchewan, CA, Suffern High School
Bowman helped lead his team to a first place finish in the men's 8k at the St. Joseph's University, New York Invitational on Saturday. The STAC freshman crossed the finish line in a time of 27:48.1, good for third overall (1st in ECC) among a field of 169 runners.
Women’s Runner of the Week
Madison Chalfin (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Gr., West Nyack, NY, Clarkstown South High School
Chalfin helped lead her team to a first place finish in the women's 5k at the St. Joseph's University, New York Invitational on Saturday. The STAC graduate student crossed the finish line in a time of 19:45.5, good for first overall (1st in ECC) among a field of 138 runners.
Women’s Rookie of the Week
Jordyn Cruz (Queens)
So. Holbrook, NY, Sachem North High School
Sophomore Jordyn Cruz paced the Knights with a fourth-place finish at the 26th Annual St. Joseph's Cross Country Invitational at Sunken Meadow State Park, clocking a time of 20:03.29.
Weekly Honor Roll
Daniel DeGregori (Queens)
Sr., East Meadow, NY, East Meadow High School
Senior Daniel DeGregori led the Knights with a 10th-place finish at the 26th Annual St. Joseph's Cross Country Invitational at Sunken Meadow State Park, clocking a time of 29:26.55.
Peter Galletta (College of Staten Island)
So., Staten Island, NY, Monsignor Farrell High School
Led the Dolphins at the SJLI Invitational with an 11th place overall finish with a time of 29:29.39. The Dolphins finished second overall out of 17 teams.
Ethan Keating (Daemen)
Sr., Wooster, OH, Wooster High School
One week after breaking Daemen's NCAA era (2015-present) 8K record, senior Ethan Keating placed 17th out of 139 runners with a time of 25:18.3 to pace the Wildcats at the Canisius Alumni Classic on Saturday. Keating helped the Wildcats to an eighth place finish out of 13 teams.
Lia Brasacchio (Daemen)
Jr., Victor, NY, Victor High School
Daemen junior Lia Brasacchio paced the Wildcats with a time of 19:03.1 to finish 18th out of 122 runners at the Canisius Alumni Classic on Saturday. Brasacchio was the first of five Daemen runners to finish in the race.
Lydia Dermarest (Roberts Wesleyan)
So., Rochester, NY, Northstar Academy High School
Sophomore Lydia Demarest recorded her personal best time in the 5K as she finished as the top Roberts Wesleyan runner with a time of 19:11.6 (6:11/mile) at the Canisius Alumni Meet in Buffalo. She placed 22nd overall out of 122 runners.
Carly Koprowski (Queens)
Sr., Wantagh, NY, MacArthur High School
Senior Carly Koprowski placed sixth at the 26th Annual St. Joseph's Cross Country Invitational at Sunken Meadow State Park, clocking a time of 20:13.89.
Adriana Roa (College of Staten Island)
So., Farmingville, NY, Sachem East High School
Competed at the SJLI Invitational on Saturday and finished in third place with a time of 20:02.03 to lead the Dolphins to a second overall place finish out of 18 competing teams.
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)
Oct 20 – Jack Bowman (St. Thomas Aquinas) (3x)
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)
Oct 20 – Jack Bowman (St. Thomas Aquinas) (3x)
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)
Oct. 20 – Madison Chalfin (St. Thomas Aquinas) (2x)
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)
Oct. 20 – Jordyn Cruz (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.