CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Robert Gibson, a senior from Boston U., and Hartford junior Megan Barry both had strong showings at the Central Connecticut State Mini Meet over the weekend to earn cross country Performer of the Week honors. It was the final meet of the regular season for both runners.
Gibson (Brookline, Mass.) had his best run of the season for the Terriers, finishing third with a time of 15:38.35 in the men’s 5k run. He led Boston U. to a fourth place finish and was the top America East runner at the meet. Gibson, who finished 26th at last year’s conference championship, will now look ahead to the NCAA Northeast Regional in New London, Conn. He and the Terriers will run that race on November 9.
The top America East women’s finisher on the day, Barry (South Yarmouth, Mass.) ran the 3k course in 10:29.48 to finish in sixth place. Thanks to her strong performance, Hartford finished third on the day as it looks towards the America East Championship this weekend. Barry, who has been the Hawks top runner in every race she has entered this season, finished 27th at the conference championship in 2011.
No other America East squads ran over the weekend, as teams prepare for the America East Championship this Saturday. Eight teams will make the trip to Durham, N.H. as the University of New Hampshire hosts this year’s championship. The women’s race will kick things off at 10 a.m. and the men will follow at 11 a.m. Visit www.americaeast.com for more information.
2012 America East Cross Country Performers of the Week
Sept. 5 – Men: Daniel Denis (Stony Brook); Women: Annie Keown (Stony Brook)
Sept. 11 – Men: Kelton Cullenberg (Maine); Women: Corey Conner (Maine)
Sept. 18 – Men: Rich Peters (Boston U.); Women: Corey Conner (Maine)
Sept. 25 – Men: Kelton Cullenberg (Maine); Women: Corey Conner (Maine)
Oct. 2 – Men: Matt Paulson (Boston U.); Women: Laura Rose Donegan (New Hampshire)
Oct. 9 – Men: Rich Peters (Boston U.); Women: Monica Adler (Boston U.)
Oct. 16 – Men: Eric Speakman (Stony Brook); Women: Olivia Burne (Stony Brook)
Oct. 23 – Men: Robert Gibson (Boston U.); Women: Megan Barry (Hartford)