Runner of the Week
Matt Lopez, St. Joseph’s-Long Island
Grad Student; Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot
Lopez (above) was the top overall finisher at the New Paltz Invitational with a time of 27:30.5, roughly 23 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher … Lopez guided the Golden Eagles to a second-place team finish overall and first among the Skyline teams in the competition out of 13 programs.
Rookie of the Week
Zackary Gopie, Farmingdale State
Freshman; Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park
Gopie (above), who previously won rookie of the week honors on Sept. 6, placed third at the New Paltz Invitational (Hudson Valley Sportsdome, Milton, N.Y.), completing the 8,000-meter loop in a freshman-leading time of 28:03.3 to help the Rams to a fourth-place showing as a team.
Honor Roll
Manhattanville freshman
Joey DeMilio paced the Valiants for a second-straight race, competing at the Jasper Fall XC Invitational, where he was running against DI, II and III competition; the rookie clocked in at 28:36.6 in the 8K, placing 107th out of 189 … Maritime senior
Jake Mundok earned a top 10 individual finish at the Cairn Highlander Invitational, placing ninth overall as he completed the 8000-meter course in 30:55.7, with the Privateers taking third as a team … Mount Saint Mary senior
Christopher Christiano finished in 8th place at New Paltz Invitational after finishing in first place in a head-to-head meet with Yeshiva last time out … Sarah Lawrence senior
Leo Kalotihos led the Gryphons with a 12th-place finish overall in the New Paltz Invitational, the sixth Skyline runner to complete the course … St. Joseph’s-Long Island freshman
Ryan Steinberg finished ninth overall out of 94 runners at the New Paltz Invitational with a time of 29:37.3
Previous Weekly Winners
Runner of the Week
September 6 - Luke Zwiesler, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
September 12 - Luke Zwiesler, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Rookie of the Week
September 6 - Zackary Gopie, Farmingdale State
September 12 - Ryan Steinberg, St. Joseph’s-Long Island