LANCASTER, Pa.- The Atlantic East Conference announced the 2024 Cross Country major award winners and All-Conference teams on Tuesday. The top 14 finishers at the conference championship made up the all-conference squads.
On the women's side,
Avery Finnegan from Marymount was named Runner of the Year, finishing the course with a time of 24:48.5, while teammate
Brier Amerlinck was named as Rookie of the Year with a time of 25:24.3 and a third-place finish. It's Finnegan's third time as a First Team All-Conference runner in her career while Amerlinck missed her first-year campaign due to injury.
Joining the pair as a First Team All-Conference member was
Mikayla Stephens, who finished in sixth place. Rounding out the All-Conference honorees for Marymount was
Gabrielle Weirsky (Second Team – 11
th place) and Madeleine Pare (Second Team – 14
th place). It was Pare's first All-Conference nod and the second for both Stephens and Weirsky.
The Atlantic East Elite 20 Award is given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA competing at the final site of the championship and finishing in the top two teams. This year's award winner for men's cross country was Joseph Cardillo from Marywood and
Brier Amerlinck from Marymount for the women's side. Cardillo boasted a 3.925 GPA in Mathematics, while Amerlinck has a perfect 4.0 GPA in Biochemistry.
For their work in guiding the Saints to their first cross country conference championship,
Max McNeill and Kameron Blanding earned the Coaching Staff of the Year award from the conference.
The full all-conference teams are listed below. Finishers 1-7 earned first-team while 8-14 earned second-team.
MEN'S MAJOR AWARDS
Champion - Marywood University
Runner-Up - Marymount University
Runner of the Year - Jack Baronski, Marywood
Rookie of the Year – Samuel Domencic, Immaculata
Elite 20 Award Winner - Joseph Cardillo, Marywood
Coaching Staff of the Year - Marywood
WOMEN'S MAJOR AWARDS
Champion - Marywood University
Runner-Up - Immaculata University
Runner of the Year - Avery Finnegan, Marymount
Rookie of the Year - Brier Amerlinck, Marymount
Elite 20 Award Winner – Brier Amerlinck, Marymount
Coaching Staff of the Year - Marymount
FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Place/Name (Men) Time
1. Jack Bronski, Marywood 27:37.7
2. Joseph Cardillo, Marywood 27:52.4
3. Bryce Ryder, Marywood 28:03.8
4. Thomas Lee, Marywood 28:03.8
5. John Russo, Marywood 28:07.8
6. Wil Canney, Marywood 28:09.6
7. James Modrovsky, Marywood 28:14.2
Place/Name (Women) Time
1.
Avery Finnegan, Marymount 24:48.5
2. Aubrey Donahue, Immaculata 24:54.6
3.
Brier Amerlinck, Marymount 25:24.3
4. Paige Redman, Marywood 26:00.0
5. Hannah Betchyk, Neumann 26:59.8
6.
Mikayla Stephens, Marymount 26:59.8
7. Jayla Gross, Immaculata 27:01.5
SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Place/Name (Men) Time
8. Raidan Francis, Marywood 28:24.7
9. Jodi Johnson, Neumann 28:47.6
10. Samuel Domencic, Immaculata 28:52.8
11. Jakob Seamans, Marywood 29:31.6
12. Joseph Taraschuk, Marywood 29:37.6
13. David Kenny, Marywood 29:49.1
14. AJ Rosenfeld, Marywood 29:57.6
Place/Name (Women) Time
8. Gabrielle Snee, Marywood 27:08.2
9. Jacqueline Leone, Immaculata 27:19.9
10. Bella Achenbach, Marywood 27:25.2
11.
Gabrielle Weirsky, Marymount 27:48.6
12. McKenna Kerry, Centenary 27:50.7
13. Giovanna Lisa, Pratt 27:55.6
14. Madeleine Pare, Marymount 27:58.0
FINAL MEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. Marywood – 15
2. Marymount – 76
3. Immaculata – 78
4. Neumann – 89
5. Centenary - 110
FINAL WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. Marymount – 35
2. Immaculata – 56*
3. Marywood – 56
4. Pratt – 103
5. Neumann – 125
6. Centenary – 142
*Immaculata wins on tiebreaker 3-2
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