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.