Maine’s Kirby Davis (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth) and Boston University’s Christine Laakso (Fitchburg, Mass./Fitchburg) have been named the America East men's and women’s Cross Country Performers of the Week, respectively. The awards were announced Tuesday (October 11).(Week 5 recap)
Davis was Maine’s top finisher in the New England Championship, taking 12th place as the Black Bears finished seventh as a team. Davis was the top America East finisher in the race; also competing were Boston University, Vermont, New Hampshire and Hartford.
Laakso led Boston University to back-to-back New England Championships with a seventh-place place finish out of 301 runners. Laakso ran the 5.07K course in 18:01. She has been the top runner in for Boston University every meet this season.