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Little East Conference Cross Country Report #7

Men's Cross Country

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

Jasud won the State of Maine Men's Cross Country Championship Saturday, finishing first among a field of 128 runners. He covered the 8,000-meter Twin Brook (Cumberland, Maine) Complex course-site of the 2003 and 2004 NCAA regional championships-in 25 minutes and 47.82 seconds, marking one of the fastest times ever recorded on the course. Southern Maine finished second among the 10 teams competing, just eight points behind Bowdoin College (34-42).

Male Rookie of the Week
Alex Gomes (Peabody, Mass.), Freshman, University of Southern Maine

Gomes helped Southern Maine finish second among the 10 teams competing at the 2008 State of Maine Men's Cross Country Championships. The freshman finished eighth overall covering the 8,000-meter Twin Brook (Cumberland, Maine) Complex course in 20 minutes and 26.20 seconds. Gomes was the highest placing freshman in the field of 128 runners.


Female Cross Country

Female Runner of the Week
Gabby Cyr (Fort Kent, Maine), Senior, University of Southern Maine

Cyr led Southern Maine to a fourth place finish at the State of Maine Women's Cross Country Championship. Cyr placed eighth among the 115 runners, covering the 5,000-meter Twin Brook (Cumberland, Maine) Complex course in 19 minutes, 19.95 seconds.

Female Rookie of the Week
Courtney Testa (Hopkinton, Mass.), Freshman, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Testa led UMass Dartmouth by finishing 37th at the Plansky Invitational at Williams College, finishing in 6-kilometer course in 24 minutes and 53 seconds.