XC Trio Sweeps NECC Weekly Awards
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Three members of the Mitchell College men's and women's cross country teams were honored by the New England Collegiate Conference on Monday morning.
On the men's side, junior Evan Carney was named NECC Runner of the Week while freshman Liam Robb was tabbed NECC Rookie of the Week. For the women, sophomore Abigail Rasmussen was recognized as both NECC Runner and Rookie of the Week. The trio posted Mitchell's top times at last weekend's Blazer Classic.
Carney earned the distinction for the second time this season and third time in his career. Both Robb and Rasmussen are repeat rookie selections, and the latter garnered her first runner accolade of the season.
Carney posted the best finish for the Mitchell men at the Blazer Classic, placing 10th in the field of 45 runners with an 8k time of 32:41. Robb was close behind, crossing the tape in 13th place with a time of 33:44. In the women's 6k event, Rasmussen paced the Mariners with a time of 28:15 to finish eighth out of 48 runners.
Mitchell will next compete at the Tri-State Invitational on Saturday, October 2.