BOSTON – UMass Lowell swept awards in the final weekend before the #AEXC Championship.

UMass Lowell traveled to the CCSU Mini Meet alongside New Hampshire to compete in the last meet of the regular season. The mini meet featured a men’s varsity 5k and a women’s 3k. On the men’s side, UMass Lowell finished with an average time of 15:20 while New Hampshire came in at 15:54. Chris Guerin, of the River Hawks, completed the course in 15:21 right behind teammate Nicholas Marcotte who passed the finish line in 15:04. Bryant competed in the Rothenberg Run hosted by Brown. Justin Shiffrin placed fifth overall with a time of 15:37.7 at a 5:01 pace.  

Bryant women’s cross-country team finished third at the Rothenberg Run. Junior Kelley MacElhiney completed the 3k course in 10:41 while averaging a 5:43 mile, placing fifth in the event. Emily Burdick, of UMass Lowell, finished the 3k varsity race at the CCSU Mini Meet, claiming 19th place with a time of 10:37.77.

Next weekend, all nine institutions will be in action at the America East Cross Country Championship with the men’s 8k race starting at 11:00 AM and women’s 5k race beginning 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/.

#AEXC Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 27
Female Performer of the Week 
Emily Burdick, UMass Lowell – Jr., Billerica, Mass.

• In the varsity 3k race at the CCSU Mini Meet, Burdick claimed 19th place with a time of 10:37.77
• Earned Burdick’s first #AEXC Performer of the Week honor this year.

Female Rookie of the Week 
Brooke Nedeau, UMass Lowell – Fr., Amherst, Mass.

• Nedeau claimed 22nd place with a 10:40.53 mark at the CCSU Mini Meet in the varsity 3k.
• This is Nedeau’s first #AEXC Rookie of the Week honor.

 
Male Performer of the Week 
Nicholas Marcotte, UMass Lowell – Jr., Hudson, N.H.

• Marcotte was the first UMass Lowell runner to finish past the line in the varsity 5k race at the CCSU Mini Meet, earning ninth at a 15:04.03 mark.
• This is Marcotte’s first #AEXC Performer of the Week honor this year.
   

Male Rookie of the Week 
Chris Guerin, UMass Lowell – Fr., Shrewsbury, Mass.

• In the varsity 5k at the CCSU Mini Meet, Guerin finished in 15th place with a time of 15:21.15
• This is Guerin’s first Rookie of the Week honor.

2025 Weekly Award Winners
Oct. 27 – Male Performer: Nicholas Marcotte, UMass Lowell; Male Rookie: Chris Guerin, UMass Lowell; Female Performer: Brooke Nedeau, UMass Lowell: Female Rookie: Emily Burdick, UMass Lowell
Oct. 20 -  Male Performer: Sean Kennedy-Wonneberger, UMass Lowell; Male Rookie: William Conklin, UMass Lowell; Female Performer and Rookie of the Week: Jessie Fotheringham, NJIT
Oct. 13 – Male Performer: Charlie Collins, Maine; Male Rookie: Ethan Keller, Maine; Female Performer: Helen Shearer, Maine; Female Rookie: Lila Garbett, Maine
Oct. 6 – Male Performer: Jan Wouter Van Den Akker, UMass Lowell; Male Rookie: Will Conklin, UMass Lowell; Female Performer: Ruth White, New Hampshire; Female Rookie: Jessie Fotheringham, NJIT
Sept. 29 – Male Performer: Charlie Collins, Maine; Male Rookie: Ethan Keller, Maine; Female Performer: Megan Randall, Maine; Female Rookie: Zara Darkin, Maine
Sept. 22 - Male Performer: Sean Kennedy-Wonneberger, UMass Lowell; Male Rookie: Lasse Bjorn Jensen, NJIT; Female Performer: Ruth White, New Hampshire; Female Rookie: Jessie Fotheringham, NJIT
Sept. 15 – Male Performer: Daniel Danilovitz, UMBC; Male Rookie: Joey Ensor, UMBC; Female Performer: Lexi Tepper, UMBC; Female Rookie: Arianna Verardi, UAlbany
Sept. 8 - Male Performer: Aiden Masse, Bryant; Male Rookie: Jack Moir, Bryant; Female Performer: Jasmine Trott, Bryant; Female Rookie: Gracie Richard, UMass Lowell
Sept. 2 - Male Performer: Daniel Danilovitz, UMBC; Male Rookie: Ethan Keller, Maine; Female Performer: Megan Randall, Maine; Female Rookie: Alice Rappazzo, Binghamton

 
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