CAMBRIDGE,
Mass.- Stony Brook’s Alex Felce and Boston University’s Sarah Mosser
earn male and female America East Performer of the Week honors for the
week ending October 27, the last week of regular season competition as
teams prepare for the America East Championship on Saturday, November
1, in Baltimore.
Felce, a junior, ran for first place in this weekend’s Central
Connecticut State Mini-Meet, beating out a field of 147 other runners.
Felce completed the 5k course in a time of 14:44 and helped propel the
Seawolves to a second-place overall finish out of 14 teams.
Mosser, a junior, also competed at the Central Connecticut State
Mini-Meet, where she paced the Terriers and the 117-runner field,
finishing the two-mile course in a time of 11:09 for a first-place
overall finish. The win marked the first individual victory of
Mosser’s career and helped Boston University earn a first-place overall
finish heading in to the conference championship.
Albany- The Great Danes, after a strong showing at the UAlbany
Invitational last week, did not compete this week. At the
invitational, all seven of the men’s runners posted season best times,
as did five of the six finishing women. Albany looks to improve upon
last year’s sixth- and seventh-place finishes at the conference
championship for the women and men, respectively.
Binghamton- The Bearcats rested their legs this week in preparation for
the America East Conference Championship this Saturday, November 1, at
Oregon Ridge Park, Md. Both teams were projected to move up a spot
from last year’s finish at the championship, and are expected to place
fourth on the women’s side, and fifth on the men’s.
Boston U.- The Terriers ran in the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet
this past weekend, along with America East rivals Hartford, Stony Brook
and New Hampshire. Junior Sarah Mosser, this week’s female Performer of
the Week, led the pack with her time of 11:09 in the two-mile course
and earned a first-place finish. The Terrier women were first overall
out of 14 teams, their second team win of the season, and have had a
Boston U. runner win all four of their races so far. Freshman Colin
Lee was the only entrant on the men’s side, finishing the race in
81st-place out of 148 runners.
Boston's Story
Hartford- The Hawks, along with the Terriers, the Seawolves and the
Wildcats, competed at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet this past
weekend where the women earned an 11th-place finish, and the men earned
12th. Leading the women was senior Elizabeth Foster who ran for
seventh-place in the 117-runner field with a time of 11:25. Foster set
a personal-best for the two-mile course, and has been the top-finisher
for Hartford in each of their five meets this season. On the men’s
side, sophomore Jonas Hampton paced the Hawks with his season’s best
14th-place finish and personal best time of 15:35 in the 5k race.
Hartford's Story
UMBC- The Retrievers, who will be hosting the America East Conference
Championship this Saturday, November 1, did not compete in preparation
for the championship. UMBC will look to use its home-course as an
advantage when it takes on the rest of the conference.
Maine- The Black Bears, who did not compete this week, will be looking
to edge out some of the other teams in the conference at the
championship this Saturday. According to the preseason coaches’ polls,
the women will be fighting the Bearcats for position while the men, who
tied with the Retrievers for third, will look to pick up crucial points
from their lead runners.
New Hampshire- The Wildcats were one of four America East teams to
compete in the 14-team field at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet
this weekend. The men, paced by senior Marc Ouellette’s third-place
finish, earned first-place overall. Ouellette completed the 5k in a
time of 14:53, catapulting the men to a crucial victory heading in to
Conference Championships. For the women, sophomore Lindsey Jeltes
earned a 30th-place finish in the 117-runner field with a time of 11:57
in the two-mile course. The women went on to finish in eighth place
overall.
New Hampshire Women's Story
New Hampshire Men's Story
Stony Brook- Junior Alex Felce, this week’s male Performer of the Week,
earned a first-place finish out of 148 runners at the Central
Connecticut State Mini-Meet where he took on cross-conference rivals
Boston U., Hartford and New Hampshire. Felce completed the 5k in a time
of 14:44 and helped lead the men to a second-place overall finish out
of 14 teams. The women rested their top runners this weekend in
preparation for the upcoming America East Championship on Saturday, and
were led by sophomore Leanne Skrabacz with a 28th-place finish and time
of 12:06 in the two mile race.
Stony Brook's Story
Vermont- The Catamounts, who did not compete this week, have won six
team titles and had three athletes earn performer of the week honors
between the men and women this season. Entering into the America East
Championship, Vermont will hope to continue its dominance on the course
thus far.