NAC Cross Country Weekly Honors

MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Craig Johnson, Lyndon State
(Freshman, North Kingstown, RI)
Freshman Craig Johnson won the NAC Championships in a time of
29:03. It was the first win of Johnson's career.
WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Lyndsay Calkins, Lyndon State
(Senior, Danville, VT)
Calkins won the NAC Championship race in an outstanding time of
18:52. The 5K course was hilly, muddy, but Calkins bested the next
closest competitor by over a minute.
Oct 27, 2008
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WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Lyndsay Calkins, Lyndon State
(Senior - Danville, VT)
Lyndsay Calkins placed 9th out of 267 women at the RPI
Invitational. She covered the 5K course in 18:17.
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Allynne O'Hearn, Lyndon State
(Freshman - Pelham, NH)
Allynne O'Hearn ran as Lyndon's number two runner for the fifth
consecutive race by covering the 5K course in a season PR of 21:25.
MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Craig Johnson, Lyndon State
(Freshman - North Kingstown, RI))
Craig Johnson placed 79th overall out of 306 runners and was the
top Lyndon State finisher at the RPI Invitational finishing in the
8K in 27:43.
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Wildens Fils, Lyndon State
(Freshman - Stamford, CT)
Wildens Fils placed 109th overall out of 306 runners and was
Lyndon State's number two runner for the second consecutive week.
Fils completed the 8K in a time of 28:39.
Oct 20, 2008
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MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Jeffrey Paul, Castleton State
College
(Jr., - Wallingford, CT)
Paul led Castleton to a sixth place finish at the Western New
England College Invitational, finishing in 16th place out of 129
runners. Paul finished the 8,000 meter course in 28:19.
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Craig Johnson, Lyndon State
(Fr, - North Kingstown, RI)
Freshman Craig Johnson placed 4th overall and was the top Lyndon
State finisher at the Saint Michael's/University of Vermont
Tri-Meet. Johnson set a 8K PR of 27:58.
WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Maggie Klein, Castleton State
College
(Jr., - Castleton, VT)
Klein set a new personal best in the 5,000 meter race at the
Western New England College Invitational. Klein toured the course
in 19:13, finishing first out of 150 competitors. It was the second
win of the season for Klein and helped the Spartans to a
third-place finish out of 20 teams.
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Melani St. Pierre, Me.-Farmington
(FR, - Charlestown, NH)
At the State of Maine Championships, St. Pierre was the first
Farmington runner to cross the finish line on the 5K course in 21st
place at 20:01.93
Oct 13, 2008
NAC Cross Country Weekly Honors

WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Maggie Klein, Castleton State
College
(Jr., - Castleton, VT)
Klein finished 24th out of 206 runners at the James Early
Invitational hosted by Westfield State College. Klein ran the 5,000
meters in 20:27 to lead the Spartans to an 8th place finish in the
22 team field.
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Melani St. Pierre, Me.-Farmington
(FR, - Charlestown, NH)
St. Pierre led the way for the Beavers at St. Joseph's College's
Runnin' Monk Invitational. She posted a 20:33 to win the event.
MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Ty Thurlow, Me.-Farmington
(SR, - Lee, ME)
Thurlow paced the Beavers with a second place finish at St.
Joseph's College's Runnin' Monk Invitational. Thurlow toured the 8K
course in 29:05.
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Cam Betts, Me.-Farmington
(FR, - Gray, ME)
Betts helped the Beavers with a third-place finish at St. Joseph's
College's Runnin' Monks Invitational. Betts toured the 8K course in
29:40.
Oct 6, 2008
NAC Cross Country Weekly Honors

MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Craig Johnson, Lyndon State
(Fr, - North Kingston, RI)
Freshman Craig Johnson placed 23rd overall and was the top Lyndon
State finisher at the Vermont State Intercollegiate Championships
with a time of 29:04 in a field that included Middlebury and
the University of Vermont.
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Matt Methot, Maine Maritime
Academy
(Freshman, Runner - Portland, ME)
Matt came in third place out of 36 runners at the UMaine
Farmington Invitational on Saturday. The freshman finished with a
time of 29:46 on the 8K course.
WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Lyndsay Calkins, Lyndon State
(Sr., - Danville, VT)
Senior Lyndsay Calkins placed 8th at the Vermont State
Intercollegiate Championships in a field that included Division I
University of Vermont and Middlebury. She covered the course in
19:41.
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Allynne O'Hearn, Lyndon State
(Fr, - Pelham, NH)
Freshman Allynne O'Hearn ran as Lyndon's number two runner for the
third consecutive race by covering the course in 23:14. O'Hearn set
a personal course record of over one minute on the Castleton State
Course.
Sep 29, 2008
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WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Lyndsay Calkins, Lyndon State
(Sr, - Danville, Vt)
Senior Lyndsay Calkins won the Southern Vermont College
Mountaineers Invitational in a time of 20:46 over the challenging
5K course. Calkins was 2 minutes and 44 seconds faster the second
place finisher!
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Allynne O'Hearn, Lyndon State
(Fr, - Pelham, NH)
Freshman Allynne O'Hearn (Pelham, NH) placed fifth at the Southern
Vermont College Mountaineers Invitational in a time of 23:55.
O'Hearn was Lyndon State number two runner on the day over the
challenging 5K course.
MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Nicholas Grasso, Castleton State
College
(Jr., - Schenectady, NY)
Grasso placed 68th out of 155 competitors in the Cod Fish Bowl at
Franklin Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Grasso finished the 8,000
meter race in 28:42, his fastest time this season.
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Craig Johnson, Lyndon State
(Fr, - North Kingston, RI)
Freshman Craig Johnson placed eighth overall and was the top
Lyndon State finisher at the Southern Vermont College Mountaineers
Invitational. Johnson covered the challenging 8K course in a time
of 31:02.
Sep 22, 2008
NAC Cross Country Weekly Honors

MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Cam Betts, Me.-Farmington
(FR, - Gray, ME)
Betts finished 117th at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational Saturday
to lead the Beavers. Betts toured the five-mile course in 27:32 --
a top 10 time in school history for the distance.
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Django Koenig, Johnson State
College
(Fr., - Plainfield, Vt.)
Koenig ran to a 236th place finish at UMass Dartmouth and helped
JSC to a 38th place team finish. Koenig ran the 8K race in 31:21.
WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Maggie Klein, Castleton State
College
(Jr., - Castleton, VT)
Klein ran a career-best 19:25 in the 5,000 meter women's race at
the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational. Her time was good enough for 37th
place out of the 310 entries.
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Melani St. Pierre, Me.-Farmington
(FR, - Charlestown, NH)
St. Pierre paced the Beavers with an 88th-place finish at the
UMass-Dartmouth Invitational. St. Pierre finished with a time of
19:58 on the 5K course.
Sep 15, 2008
NAC Cross Country Weekly Honors

MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Tim Millett, Me.-Farmington
(SO, - Gorham, ME)
Millett opened the season for the Beavers with a 12th-place finish
at the University of New England Invitational. Millett ran the
8,000-meter race in 29:49.
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Cam Betts, Me.-Farmington
(FR, - Gray, ME)
Betts had a solid debut for the Beavers at the University of New
England Invitational. Right on the heels of teammate Tim Millett
(12th, 29:49), Betts finished 13th at 29:50 for Farmington.
WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Maggie Klein, Castleton State
College
(Jr., - Castleton, VT)
Klein finished 10th out of 179 entries at the Smith Invitational
to lead Castleton to a 9th place finish out of 17 teams. The junior
ran the 5,000 meters in 20:58 for her second-straight top-10 finish
to start the season.
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Melani St. Pierre, Me.-Farmington
(FR, - Charlestown, NH)
St. Pierre had a standout debut for the Beavers with a sixth-place
finish at the University of New England Invitational. St. Pierre
toured the 5,000-meter course in 21:42 to lead Farmington.
Sep 8, 2008
NAC Cross Country Weekly Honors

MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Jon Preuss, Johnson State College
(Sr., - Boonton Township, N.J.)
Jon Preuss paced Johnson State and finished 12th overall at the
Castleton Invitational on Sunday. Preuss finished with a time of
32:02.22 in an incomplete team finish.
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Django Koenig, Johnson State
College
(So., - Plainfield, Vt.)
Django Koenig raced to a 29th place overall finish in his first
collegiate race in an incomplete team finish for Johnson State.
Koenig finished the race with a time of 36:41.37.
WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Maggie Klein, Castleton State
College
(Jr., - Castleton, VT)
Klein picked up the first collegiate win of her career at the
Spartan Invitational on her home course. Klein's 5K time of 20:20
bested her closest competitor in the field of 45 by seven seconds,
and led Castleton to the team win.
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jasmine Yuris, Johnson State
College
(Fr., - Moodus, Conn.)
Yuris finished 19th overall in a time of 25:34.07 in her first
college race helping the Badgers to a 5th place team finish at the
Castleton Invitational on Sunday.




















