Boston, MA - Four #AEXC teams competed over the weekend, with Bryant, UMass Lowell, and New Hampshire all competing at the NEICAAA Championships and NJIT hosting the Metropolitan Championships along with the Highlander Invite. Both NJIT men and women had strong performances at the METS Championship placing 5th and 9th respectively. The New Hampshire men finished 3rd and the women placed 4th at the NEICAAA Championships. While both Bryant teams finished in the top 15. The men took 11th and the women took 13th at the NEICAAA Championships.
Here are the week 6 #AEXC awards:
#AEXC Weekly Award Winners - Oct. 9
Male Performer of the Week
Anthony Dvorsky, NJIT - Jr., Newton, NJ
- Placed 5th at the NJIT-hosted Metropolitan Championships.
- Dvorsky’s 8K time of 25:14.80 is now a top 2 all time mark in school history
Female Performer of the Week
Sarah Van Ornum, NJIT - Fr., Stevensville, MD
- Finished 6th at the Metropolitan Championships
- Van Ornum posted a NJIT 5K record time of 18:05.34
2023 Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 5 - Male Performer: Jafar Hussen, UMBC; Female Performer: Megan Randall, Maine
Sept. 11 - Male Performer of the Week: John Murphy, New Hampshire; Female Performer of the Week: Sarah Van Ornum, NJIT
Sept. 18 - Male Performer: Evan Thornton-Sherman, Maine; Female Performer: Megan Randall, Maine
Sept. 25 - Male Performer: James Cilwik, Vermont; Female Performer: Clare Kelly, Vermont
Oct. 2 - Male: Wouter Van den Akker, UMass Lowell; Female: Sophia Ryan, Binghamton
Oct. 9 - Male: Anthony Dvorsky, NJIT; Female: Sarah Van Ornum, NJIT
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