Runner of the Week
Alycia Haynes, Farmingdale State
Senior; Adams Center, N.Y./South Jefferson
Haynes (above) collects her second Runner of the Week honor this fall … She was the top Division III runner at the Division I 18th Annual NJIT Highlander XC Challenge, placing fifth out of 186 participants in a career-best 5K time of 18:39.0 ... She finished behind four DI runners from Seton Hall University.
Rookie of the Week
Katherine Kerchner, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Freshman; Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge
For the fourth time this season, Kerchner (above) is Rookie of the Week … She finished in fifth place in the 14th Annual MSMC Knight Invitational with a time of 26:27.8, helping lead the Mariners to a first-place finish at the 6K meet.
Honor Roll
USMMA senior
Jaqui Sheedy won the MSMC Knight Invitational with a time of 24:49.4 … Mount Saint Mary freshman
Lily O'Brien finished as the team's lead runner in MSMC’s home meet, completing the race 21st overall (30:44.5) … St. Joseph’s-Long Island’s junior
Marissa Degni came in 13th place with a 5K time of 19:27.0 at the Highlander XC Challenge; second-highest-placing DIII and Skyline Runner … Manhattanville junior
Angelyne Silverio led the Valiant women at the MSMC Knight Invite, placing 28th in the 6K with a time of 31:52.7.
Previous Weekly Winners
Runner of the Week
September 7 - Jaqui Sheedy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
September 13 - Alycia Haynes, Farmingdale State
September 20 - Adelle Leger, Maritime
September 27 - Jaqui Sheedy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
October 4 - Jaqui Sheedy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Rookie of the Week
September 7 - Katherine Kerchner
, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
September 13 - Lily O’Brien, Mount Saint Mary
September 20 - Lily O’Brien, Mount Saint Mary
September 27 - Katherine Kerchner
, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
October 4 - Katherine Kerchner, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy