HOPKINTON, N.H. – A dynasty continued and a first title was won as the UMass Lowell men and Maine women captured America East cross country titles on Friday afternoon in the 2025 America East at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds in NH.
UMass Lowell graduate student Jan Wouter Van Den Akker won his second career men's title in 23:47.49, the seventh-fastest time in league history, while teammates Sean Kennedy-Wonneberger (24:06.20) and Devin Moreau (24:09.74) rounded out the top three. UMass Lowell’s team total of 24 was their second lowest during their title run, while Binghamton impressed with 38 points and a second place finish. UMBC earned its first top-three finish in 11 years with 85 points, while Maine took fourth (112) and New Hampshire (158) rounded out the top five. Vermont (163), NJIT (185), Bryant (195) and UAlbany (271) took spots 6-9.
Van Den Akker, Kennedy-Wonneberger, Moreau, Robert Mayclim (Binghamton), Daniel Danilovitz (UMBC), Nick Thomas (Binghamton) and Liam Cody (Binghamton) took home #AEXC first-team All-Conference honors on the men's side. Finishing 8-14 to earn Second-Team All-Conference recognition was William Conklin (UML), Andrew Rosenblatt (Binghamton), Nate DeAngelo (UML), William Locke (Vermont), George Thomatos (Binghamton), Joseph Ensor (UMBC) and Justin Banks (UMBC).
On the women's side, Bryant went 1-2 overall as Jasmine Trott won her first America East #AEXC crown in 17:02.59, while teammate Chloe Whiting was seven seconds behind in 7:09.27. But Maine took places 6-8 and then 11 and 17 to edge past the Bulldogs by just two points, 49-51. The two points is the closest margin of victory since New Hampshire won by two in 2016. Binghamton claimed third with 71 points, followed by Vermont (115), UMass Lowell (131) and UMBC (149). NJIT placed seventh (180), while New Hampshire (181) and UAlbany (273) rounded out the field.
Trott, Whiting and Fotheringham headline the women's first-team All-Conference squad, alongside Sydney Leitner (Binghamton), Georgia Brooks (UMass Lowell), Helen Shearer (Maine) and Ruby Krasnow (Maine). Earning second-team All-Conference were Megan Randall (Maine), Kelley MacElhiney (Bryant), Anna Gansrow (Binghamton), Veselja Treacy (Maine), Alice Rappazzo (Binghamton), Sarah Van Ornum (NJIT) and Siena Stanley (Vermont).
For the men, Moreau was named the Most Outstanding Rookie after placing third. DeAngelo took home the Elite 18 award for owning the highest GPA of an All-Conference finisher. The finance major owns a 3.49 GPA.
For the women, Fotheringham was honored as the Most Outstanding Rookie, while Krasnow secured the Elite 18 award for earning the highest GPA of any All-Conference finisher. The graduate student is working on her PhD in Marine Biology and earned a 4.0 as an undergraduate.
UMass Lowell was named the men’s Coaching Staff of the Year once again while Maine was named the women’s Coaching Staff of the Year for the second time in league history and first time in the 21st century.
All the teams will return to action in two weeks when they compete in the NCAA Regionals.
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