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 morning.

Hoffman finished as runner-up at the 2010 NECC Championship this past weekend, clocking in with a season-best time of 28:05 over the 8-kilometer course. He earned NECC all-conference honors for the third time in his career, including a second straight first team nod.

Hoffman paced the Mariners in all six races this season. He won two races—the Mitchell Invitational and the Post Invite—and helped Mitchell to a third straight runner-up finish at the NECC Championship. In four seasons he won seven events and recorded 16 top-five finishes.