MOUNT ST. MARY'S CROSS COUNTRY at MAAC Championships
Saturday, November 1, 2024 | Montgomery, New York | Twin Ponds on the Farm
Men's Race (8K) 11 a.m. | Women's Race (6K) 12:00 p.m.
MEET CENTRAL

EMMITSBURG, Md. (November 1, 2024) – Mount St. Mary's cross country heads to the Empire State for their third running in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships Saturday.  
 
MOUNT UPDATE: The team competed in a variety of meets during the season, with many of the competitors started their season at the Paul Short Run.  Over the course of the fall, the men's best finish was a team second placement and one runner placing in 6^th at the LVC Last Chance Run in October. The women came in fourth at the Mount 5K Duals to open the season for the highest finish as a team.
 
Among the men's top qualifiers were John Ruona, Niels Peeters, and EJ Villaver, who each led the men's team in at least one event. On the women's side, Mary Campbell, Maeve Parrish, Elizabeth Freymann and Laura McConville were the top competitors leading the women's team in at least one event each.
 
LAST YEAR AT THE MAAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Mount St. Mary's took sixth place in the men's race and ninth in the women's race during the 2023 MAAC Championships. Niels Peeters had the top finish for all Mount runners, coming in 16^th place with a time of 25:34.6 in the 8K. Elizabeth Freymann led the women with a 23:33.9 in the 6K.  
 
UP NEXT:  Select individuals who qualify can compete at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on November 15. After that, the track & field program transitions to the indoor season, beginning December 1 with the Bucknell Bison Opener.
 
All-Academic Team Honors: Select members of the team made the All- Academic Team in the Metro Atlantic Conference that was announced at 10 AM today. There was a total of 9 men from the Mount who made the team and 11 women from the Mount. All honorees are listed below.
All-Academic Team Honors Men: (include year and major)

Michael	Cunningham	Jr.	Math
Brendan	Duff	Gr.	MBA Program
Gavin	Gallo	So.	Cybersecurity
Patrick	Griffin	So.	General Studies
Joseph	Jacobs	So.	Accounting
Seth	Lassiter	Sr.	Cybersecurity
Diego	Miguelena Torrea	Gr.	MBA Program
EJ	Villaver	So.	Cybersecurity and Computer Science
Kevin	Zaleski	Sr.	Health Sciences- Pre-Physical Therapy

 
All-Academic Team Honors Women:

Sofia	Aguilar	Jr.	Environmental Science and Biology
Shehan	Baird	Jr.	Psychology
Riley	Bell	So.	Biology
Elizabeth	Bomberger	Sr.	Health Sciences- Pre-Occupational Therapy
Mary	Campbell	Gr.	Sports Management
Courtney	Dickens	So.	Biochemistry
Ellie	Dorian	Sr.	Secondary Education
Elizabeth	Freymann	Jr.	Criminal Justice
Madison	Garcia	Jr.	Neuroscience
Maeve	Parrish	Jr.	Business
Michelle	Weaver	Sr.	Criminal Justice