Runners of the Week
Men’s Runner of the Week
Peter Bagattine (Molloy)
Sr., Bay Shore, NY
Peter Bagattine finished first amongst all Molloy runners at the Adelphi Short Course Showdown placing 11th in the 5k with a time of 15:43.7. helping the team secure a fifth-place finish with 144 points.
Men’s Rookie of the Week
Kevin Fernandez (Molloy)
Fr., Oceanside, NY, Oceanside High School
Kevin Fernandez finished 35th overall in the men’s 5K at the Adelphi Short Course Showdown with a time of 16:58.7. The freshman helped Molloy secure a fifth-place team finish with 144 points.
Women’s Runner/Rookie of the Week
Carly Koprowski (Queens)
Sr. Wantagh, NY, MacArthur High School
Carly Koprowski finished 12th overall in the women’s 5K at the Adelphi Short Course Showdown with a time of 19:10.0. Koprowski was Queens’ top finisher, contributing nine points toward the team’s sixth-place finish
Weekly Honor Roll
Jordyn Cruz (Queens)
So. Holbrook, NY, Sachem North High School
Jordyn Cruz finished 14th overall in the women’s 5K at the Adelphi Short Course Showdown with a time of 19:20.5. She was the second Queens runner to cross the finish line, contributing 11 points toward the team’s sixth-place finish.
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)
Sep. 29 – Jackson Doran (Roberts Wesleyan)
Oct. 6 – Daniel DeGregori (Queens)
Oct. 13 – Ethan Keating (Daemen)
Oct 20 – Jack Bowman (St. Thomas Aquinas) (3x)
Oct 27 – Peter Bagattine (Molloy)
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)
Oct 20 – Jack Bowman (St. Thomas Aquinas) (3x)
Oct 27– Kevin Fernandez (Molloy)
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)
Oct. 27 – Carly Koprowski (Queens)
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)
Oct. 20 – Jordyn Cruz (Queens) (2x)
Oct. 27 – Carly Koprowski (Queens) (3x)
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.