CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In the final regular season weekend of competition, America East members traveled to Central Connecticut State University to participate in the CCSU mini-meet. Here’s a look at this week’s award winners:
Men’s Performer of the Week
Eric Speakman, Jr., Stony Brook
Napier, New Zealand
- Finished fifth in a field of 119 with a time of 15:12:09 in the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet.
- Helped the Seawolves to a fourth-place team finish.
- Bested America East foes from New Hampshire, UMass Lowell and Hartford.
- Completed the course just behind runners from CCSU, Fairleigh Dickinson, Providence and Quinnipiac.
Around the League
- UNH’s Kevin Green trailed just over a second behind AE leader Speakman by for a sixth-place finish at the CCSU mini-meet with a 15:13 course time.
- Ben Pae of UMass Lowell placed 14th overall with a 15:24 course time, helping the River Hawks to a team finish of fifth.
Women’s Performer of the Week
Amanda Szymanski, Fr., New Hampshire
Londonderry, N.H.
- Ran to a seventh-place overall (sixth among collegiate runners) finish at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet with a time of 10:17.59.
- Topped all other America East runners, finishing behind Bryant, Providence, UMass Amherst, and Yale.
- Lifted UNH to a fourth-place finish out of 13 programs.
Around the League
- New Hampshire, Binghamton, Stony Brook and Hartford, also ran the CCSU mini-meet, completing the day with team finishes of fourth, fifth, eighth and 15th, respectively.
- UMass Lowell also had runners participate, with their top runner breaking the top-40.
2013 America East Men's and Women's Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 24 – Men’s Performer of the Week: Kent Harlow, New Hampshire
Women’s Performer of the Week: Chelsey Serrano, New Hampshire
Women's Performer of the Week: Brittney Lane, Albany
17 – Men’s Performer of the Week: Kelton Cullenberg, Maine
Women's Performer of the Week: Annie Keown, Stony Brook
10 – Men's Performer of the Week: Eric Schuler, UMBC
Women's Performer of the Week: Brittney Lane, Albany
Oct. 1 – Men’s Performer of the Week: John Prizzi, New Hampshire
Women's Performer of the Week: Annie Keown, Stony Brook
8 - Men’s Performer of the Week: John Prizzi, New Hampshire
Women's Performer of the Week: Silvia Del Fava, Albany
15 - Men’s Performer of the Week: Kelton Cullenberg, Maine
Women’s Performer of the Week: Elinor Purrier, New Hampshire
22 – Men’s Performer of the Week: Hassan Omar, UMBC
Women’s Performer of the Week: Olivia Burne, Stony Brook
Women’s Performer of the Week: Brittney Lane, Albany
29 – Men’s Performer of the Week: Eric Speakman, Stony Brook
Women’s Performer of the Week: Amanda Szymanski, New Hampshire