FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Little East Conference Cross Country Report #6

Men's Cross Country

Runner of the Week
Tyler Jasud (Rumford, Maine), Junior, University of Southern Maine

Jasud finished 38th among the 316 finishers at the NEIcAAA New England Open Championship run at Franklin Park in Boston. Jasud covered the 4.95-mile course in 25 minutes, 29 seconds. The Rumford, Maine native was the seventh Division III runner, but first among Little East competitors to cross the finish line. Jasud carved more than two minutes off his 2007 time (27:57, 167th overall) and improved 129 positions in the finishing order.

Rookie of the Week
Travis Wright (Hanson, Mass.), Freshman, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Wright finished 34th overall in a time of 27 minutes and 55 seconds at James Earley Invitational, hosted by Westfield State. The Hanson, Mass. product was the second UMass Dartmouth runner to cross the finish as the Corsairs' place sixth overall in the 21-team field.

Women's Cross Country

Runner of the Week
Rita Marcotte (Heath, Mass.), Junior, Keene State College

Marcotte was Keene State top finisher and the first Little East Conference runner to the finish line at the New England Championship. She placed 71st overall with a time of 19 minutes and five seconds. The Owls placed 19th in the 45-team field with 566 points to rank seventh among Division III teams.


Rookie of the Week

Heather Pierce (Buckland, Mass.), Freshman, Keene State College

Pierce was the Owls' second runner at the New England Championships, covering the course in a time of 19 minutes and 22 seconds. The Buckland, Mass. native finished 92nd overall in the highly competitive field.