Cross Country

UMass Lowell Captures the Week 7 #AEXC Awards

BOSTON - This weekend’s meets were marked by standout performances in two meets. At the IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championships, UMass Lowell men’s team took home fourth place, while the women placed seventh led by a first place finish by Kenzie Doyle. New Hampshire women’s team also placed fourth to round out the top ten team finishes in that meet. Vermont hosted the Fall Foliage Invitational where both of Vermont’s men’s and women’s teams placed first overall in the meet. New Hampshire, Bryant and NJIT also competed there and placed second, third and fourth respectively for the men, while the Bryant women took second at the Fall Foliage Invitational. 
 
We are just under two weeks away from the AEXC Championships. Visit the #AEXC Championship Central for more details including start times and course maps.
 
Here are the Week #7 award winners: 
 
Female Performer of the Week
Kenzie Doyle, UMass Lowell - Sr., Swansea, Mass.
  • Took first in the ECAC Cross Country Championships. 
  • With a final time of 20:45.1 and an average pace of 5:33.9 Doyle helped lift UMass Lowell to a seventh-place team finish.
  • This is Doyle’s second AEXC Weekly Award of the season
 
Male Performer of the Week 
John Riley, UMass Lowell - Sr., Quincy, Mass.
  • Led the River Hawks to a fourth-place finish at the 2022 IC4A/ECAC Championships with a seventh-place individual finish 
  • His finishing time was 24:08.6 with an average pace of 4:51.4
  • This is Riley’s second AEXC Weekly Award of the season 
 
2022 Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 7 – Female Performer of the Week: Mary Yount, UMass Lowell; Male Performer of the Week: Evan Thornton-Sherman, Maine
Sept. 13 - Female Performer of the Week: Tess Fitzmaurice, UAlbany; Male Performer of the Week: Alec Troxell, Maine
Sept. 21 - Female Performer of the Week: Sophia Ryan, Binghamton; Male Performer of the Week: Joe Young, UMass Lowell
Sept. 28 - Female Performer of the Week: Delaney Hesler, New Hampshire; Male Performer of the Week: Alec Troxell, Maine
Oct. 5 - Female Performer of the Week: Kenzie Doyle, UMass Lowell; Male Performer of the Week: John Riley, UMass Lowell
Oct. 12 - Female Performer of the Week: Caroline O’Shea, UMass Lowell; Male Performer of the Week: Alec Troxell, Maine
Oct. 17 - Female Performer of the Week: Kenzie Doyle, UMass Lowell; Male Performer of the Week: John Riley, UMass Lowell
 
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