ECC Cross Country Report - Week One

Men's Runner of the Week Junior | Baltimore, Md Daemen junior CJ Johnson led the Wildcats at the season-opening Doug Watts Open on Saturday, finishing fifth of 109 runners with a PR time of 19:26.7 over the 6K race, shaving over a minute off his previous 6K PR (20:46.1). Johnson led the Wildcats to a fifth-place finish out of 11 teams at the meet. Men's Rookie of the Week Freshman | Kenmore, NY It was a solid start to Stinner's collegiate career this past weekend at the Doug Watts Open, hosted by Edinboro University, as Stinner was the top freshman runner from the ECC in the race. Stinner placed 57th out of 109 runners with a time of 21:26.1 in the 6k race. Women's Runner of the Week Senior | Cornish, NH Senior Rachel Horner-Richardson led the Roberts Wesleyan team as she finished 10th overall (out of 104 runners) at the season-opening Tom Balon Alumni Classic meet. Horner-Richardson ran a 19:44.3 to lead the Redhawks. Women's Rookie of the Week Freshman | Farmingville, NY Roa posted the second-best time in the CSI program history for the Women's 5K at Saturday's LIU Fall Festival.  Her time of 20:44.9 was not only the second-best in program history, but it also placed her in the top ten overall for the meet, second among Division II runners. ECC Weekly Honor Roll Vincent Ciraolo, Roberts Wesleyan Junior | Niagara Falls, NY Junior Vincent Ciraolo bounced back from missing the 2024 cross country season and was the top Roberts Wesleyan finisher in the season-opening meet at SUNY Brockport. He was 20th overall in the race with a time of 16:12.1 in the 5K event.  Lilianna Peters - D’Youville Junior | Olean, NY Peters had a strong start to her first race as a Saint, placing 23rd out of 113 runners at the Doug Watts Open, hosted by Edinboro University, with a time of 19:37.1 in the 5k race. Peters was the top-placing ECC performer at the race and helped the team place fifth out of 11 teams. Senior | Greece, NY Daemen senior Patsy Oberholzer led the Wildcats for the first time in her career, placing 19th out of 113 runners with a 5K time of 19:30.3. Oberholzer helped lead Daemen to a sixth-place finish out of 11 teams at the season-opening Doug Watts Open on Saturday. Elaina Williams, D’Youville Freshman | Cato, NY Williams had a strong start to her collegiate career, placing 35th out of 113 runners at the Doug Watts Open, hosted by Edinboro University. Williams was the fastest ECC freshman at the race with a time of 20:03.6. ECC Cross Country Weekly Award Winners MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Sept. 9 - CJ Johnson, Daemen MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Sept. 9 - Maxim Stinner, D'Youville WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK Sept. 9 - Rachel Horner-Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Sept. 9 - Adriana Roa, Staten Island   ECC TFFRS Results 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
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