XC's Hoffman Named NECC Runner of the Week
ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Mitchell College senior John Hoffman was
named New England Collegiate Conference Runner of the Week for the
sport of men's cross country, as announced by the conference on
Monday afternoon.
Hoffman paced the Mariners at the Welseyan Invitational this past
weekend. In the team's first 8K event of the fall, he covered the
course in a time of 28:31.38 to place 15th overall in a strong
field. The Mariners finished fifth out of six teams in the
event.
Hoffman has posted the fastest times by a Mitchell runner in all
three events this season, and he recorded a first-place finish at
the Mitchell College Cross Country Race on September 17. During his
four-year career he has won six events and notched 13 top-five
finishes. A two-time all-conference selection, he finished as
runner-up at the 2009 NECC Championship.
Mitchell will next compete at the Lightning Invitational on Sunday,
October 3 at 10:15 a.m. The race will be held in Van Cortlandt Park
in New York City, N.Y.