All institution sport teams which compete for an AMCC championship may select one member from their team who displays good sportsmanship throughout the season to be a member of the All-AMCC Sportsmanship Team.
The Franiscan University and Penn St. Behrend men's cross country teams wrapped up their seasons at the 2017 Mideast Regional hosted by Dickinson University.
Franciscan University freshman Liam Galligan has been tabbed as the AMCC men's cross country Runner of the Year. Galligan claimed the individual title at the 2017 AMCC Championship meet.
Penn State Behrend freshman Savanna Carr and Franciscan University freshman Liam Galligan were both named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) North Division III Rookies of the Week, announced Wednesday.
Galligan was the individual champion at the AMCC championship meet on Saturday, becoming the first individual champion for Franciscan since 2012. Galligan completed the 8k course 26:23, placing first out of 58 runners.
The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team edged out Franciscan University by just eight total seconds to claim the 2017 AMCC Men's Cross Country Championsip.
Ten-time AMCC champions, Penn State Behrend, will look to claim their seventh straight conference title this weekend at the AMCC Cross Country Championship in Angola, NY.
Galligan recorded his second-fastest time of the season and was the top AMCC runner at the Inter-Regional Rumble, hosted by Oberlin College, by five seconds. Galligan crossed the 8K finish line in 26:04.2, coming in 24th place out of 265 racers.
The Hilbert College cross country program hosted the 9th Annual Meghan Memorial race this morning, and just as Meghan would have wanted, the course was a little wet and slippery.
Buffington led Behrend with a total time of 25:37.7 earning him a 15th place finish out of 238 racers. He helped the Lions place sixth overall at the Mike Woods Geneseo Cross Country Invitational.
Connelly completed the Roberts Wesleyan Harry F. Anderson Invitational 8K in 32:47, helping his team to a 12th place finish and the highest amongst AMCC teams. Connelly further lowered his PR from last week in his first collegiate race and has consistently been a teammate to rely on during workouts and races. He leads by example without any direction needed. Adam's time is an indication of the time and effort he has put in to improve himself this season.
D'Youville College, Hilbert College, and Medaille College all traveled to Roberts Wesleyan College Saturday morning for the annual Harry F. Anderson Invitational.
Penn State Behrend freshmen Zach Wortman and Savanna Carr were named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) North Division III Rookies of the Week.
Wortman led the charge for the Lions, finishing the race with a time of 26:27.2. In his second career race, the freshman finished first for Behrend, helping the Lions win their home invitational with a score of 37. Wortman came in second place out of 146 runners.
The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team finished first out of 10 teams with a score of 37 points on Friday afternoon at the 8K Behrend Invitational, while La Roche College finished in eight place with 242 points.
Franciscan University freshman Liam Galligan led the Franciscan men's cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the 2017 National Catholic Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame University, Friday afternoon.
Pitt-Greensburg senior Kelsey Oddis, junior Daniel Spanner, and freshman Samuel Myers all earned top-15 finishes to lead the Pitt-Greensburg men's and women's cross country teams at the Westmoreland Country Community College Wolfpack Invitation Saturday morning.
Buffington placed first out of 110 runners at the Westminster-Fisher Invitational, posting an 8K time of 25:28.28 to lead the Lions to a second place team finish.
The Hilbert College men's cross country team opened the season with a third place finish at the Fredonia State Invitational, while D'Youville College came in fourth place. The Spartan women came in third place, while the Hawks failed to field a full team.