Co-Runner of the Week
 
Katherine Kerchner, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy    
Senior; Reading, Pa./Antietam Middle Senior
 
Kerchner (above) was the top Division III finisher at the Adelphi Panthers XC Invitational, where she helped lead the Mariners to the best finish by a DIII school at the event … She crossed the finish line of the 5K race in fifth place with a time of 19:51.1, ahead of numerous Division II runners competing.

Chloe McDonald, Purchase    
Senior; Highland Falls, N.Y./East
 
McDonald (above) placed first out of 60 runners with a time of 23:12.6 at the Purchase College Invitational, as she helped lead the Panthers to fourth overall out of eight teams at the 5K event.
 
Co-Rookie of the Week

Morgan Doll, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy   
Freshman; Mount Pleasant, S.C./Wando
 
Doll (above) was the top USMMA freshman to cross the finish line of the 5K race at the Adelphi Panthers XC Invitational, as she came in 35th place overall with a time of 23:08.1, helping lead the Mariners to the best team finish by a Division III program at the event.

Sadie de Beer, Sarah Lawrence   
Freshman; Black Mountain, N.C./Charles D. Owen
 
The newcomer (above) paced the Gryphons at the Purchase Invite, leading SLC to a first-place finish behind her 7th-place performance in the 5K (25:10.5).

Honor Roll

Sarah Lawrence sophomore Ali Xhafa earned a sixth-place finish at the Purchase Invite, leading the Gryphons to a first-place finish against a field that featured three Skyline opponents; she completed the 5K course in under 25 minutes, marking the second-best finish by a Skyline runner on the day.