BOSTON - Five America East programs ran at the 42nd annual Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh Friday. Two teams had top-10 finishes with the Binghamton men placing seventh of 27 teams while the Albany women were seventh out of 35 squads.
Here are the week five top performers:
Men's Performer of the Week
Hassan Omar, UMBC - Sr., Frederick, Md.
- Posted his best performance of the year at the Paul Short Invitational, placing eighth out of 278 runners.
- Completed the course in 24:13.
Women's Performer of the Week
Sarah Daly, UMBC - Sr., Lake Orion, Mich.
- Was the top America East finisher at the Paul Short Invitational Friday, placing 13th out of 312 competitors.
- Ran the course in 20:55.
Notes
- Five America East programs competed at the 42nd annual Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh Friday.
- Two teams had top-10 finishes with the Binghamton men placing seventh of 27 teams while the Albany women were seventh out of 35 squads.
- UMBC's Hassan Omar was the conference's top men's finisher, placing eighth of 278 athletes.
- UMBC's Sarah Daly was the top America East women's runner, finishing 13th out of 312 runners.
- Albany's Jessica Donahue finished one spot behind Daly.
- Seven America East programs are regionally ranked.
- UMBC men are ranked 10th in the latest USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Poll while Binghamton rose two spots to 12th and UMass Lowell slid one spot to 15th.
- New Hampshire women are eighth in the women's USTFCCCA Northeast Poll while Albany is 12th and Stony Brook is 13th. UMBC entered the Mid-Atlantic Poll at #12 this week.
Weekly Performers of the Week
Sept. 9 - Men: Mitchell Kun, Stony Brook; Women: Christina Melian, Stony Brook
Sept. 15 - Men: Collin Frost, Binghamton; Women: Laura Rose Donegan, New Hampshire
Sept. 22 - Men: Jesse Orach, Maine; Women: Alex Giese, New Hampshire
Sept. 29 - Men: Paul Hogan, UMass Lowell; Women: Christina Melian, Stony Brook
Oct. 6 - Men: Hassan Omar, UMBC; Women: Sarah Daly, UMBC