Runner of the Week
Jaqui Sheedy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Senior; Baltimore, Md./Towson
Sheedy (above) collects her third and second consecutive Runner of the Week honor this season … She was the only runner to finish the women's 5K race under 19 minutes at St. Joseph's Golden Eagle Invitational … Sheedy won the event with a time of 18:57.9, helping lead the Mariners to a second-place finish overall, first among Division III teams.
Rookie of the Week
Katherine Kerchner, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Freshman; Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge
Kerchner (above) collects her third Rookie of the Week, taking home the award in back-to-back weeks … She crossed the finish line of the women's 5K race in fifth place with a time of 19:53.6 at the Golden Eagle Invite … Kerchner helped lead the Mariners to a second-place finish.
Honor Roll
Farmingdale State senior
Alycia Haynes placed second at the Golden Eagle Invitational, crossing the finish line in a time of 19:22.32 … St. Joseph’s-Long Island’s junior
Marissa Degni came in seventh place at the Golden Eagle Invitational with a time of 20:03.4, setting a school 5K record at Bethpage State Park … Maritime senior
Rachel Zareva was the team’s top finisher at the Paul Short Run, placing 150th out of 331 runners (25:17.8) – a personal-best and the fourth-fastest time in program history.
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
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