Cross Country

#AEXC Week 9: UMass Lowell, New Hampshire Take Final Weekly Awards

BOSTON – New Hampshire and UMass Lowell competed in its final preparations before the much-anticipated 2024 #AEXC Championships on Saturday, November 2 at Hard'Ack Recreation Area in St. Albans, Vermont. 

Next weekend, all nine institutions will be in action with the women’s 5k race beginning at 11:00 AM and men’s 8k race starting at 12:00 PM. Both races will be shown live on AmericaEast.TV and results will be updated throughout each race on https://lancertiming.com/.

2024 #AEXC Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 28 
Female Performer & Rookie of the Week 
Ruth White, New Hampshire – Fr., Orono, Maine 

  • White finished third in the CCSU 3k Mini-Meet at 9:53.9. 
  • The Orono, Maine native ignited the Wildcats to a sixth-place finish on Friday.  

Male Performer of the Week   
Paul Neilan, UMass Lowell – Graduate Student 

  • Finished fourth in the Varsity 5k at the CCSU Mini-Meet at a time of 14:39.16.
  • Neilan bested his previous personal best in the 5k on Friday. 

Male Rookie of the Week 
Patrick Hall, UMass Lowell- Fr., Billerica, MA. 

  • The freshman earned eighth in the Sub Varsity 5k at the CCSU Mini-Meet with a time of 15:26.7. 
  • This is Hall’s second Rookie of the Week honor of the fall (9/24/24).  

2024 #AEXC Weekly Award Winners  
Oct. 28 – Male Performer: Paul Neilan, UMass Lowell; Male Rookie: Patrick Hall, UMass Lowell; Female Performer: Ruth White, New Hampshire; Female Rookie: Ruth White, New Hampshire
Oct. 21 – Male Performer: Jan Wouter Van Den Akker, UMass Lowell; Male Rookie: Daniel Danilovitz, UMBC; Female Performer: Mary-Kate Finn, UMass Lowell; Female Rookie: Anna Gansrow, Binghamton 
Oct. 14 – Male Performer: Luke Marsanskis, Maine; Male Rookie: Carter Libby, Maine; Female Performer: Jasmine Trott, Bryant; Female Rookie: Bailey Hall, New Hampshire 
Oct. 7 – Male Performer: Jan Wouter Van Den Akker, UMass Lowell; Male Rookie: Daniel Danilovitz, UMBC; Female Performer: Mary-Kate Finn, UMass Lowell; Female Rookie: Bailey Hall, New Hampshire 
Oct. 1 – Male Performer: Luke Marsanskis, Maine; Male Rookie: Jared Fortenberry, Maine; Female Performer: Tess Fitzmaurice, UAlbany; Female Rookie: Ryan O’Connor, Maine 
Sept. 24 – Male Performer: Jan Wouter Van Den Akker, UMass Lowell; Male Rookie: Patrick Hall, UMass Lowell; Female Performer: Mary-Kate Finn, UMass Lowell; Female Rookie: Georgia Brookes, UMass Lowell 
Sept. 17 - Male Performer: Eldad Mulugeta, UMBC; Male Rookie: Daniel Danilovitz, UMBC; Female Performer: Sydney Leitner, Binghamton; Female Rookie: Isabella Fryer, Vermont 
Sept. 9 – Male Performer: Ryan Slaney, Bryant; Male Rookie: Kieran Mischke, UMBC; Female Performer: Jasmine Trott, Bryant; Female Rookie: Katie Schwaner, UMBC 
Sept. 3 – Male Performer: Charlie Collins, Maine; Male Rookie: Daniel Danilovitz, UMBC; Female Performer: Lexi Tepper, UMBC; Female Rookie: Siena Stanley, Vermont  

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