BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Boston University collected all four Patriot League M-F Athletic Cross Country weekly awards, when the League office announced the honors on Tuesday.
Patriot League M-F Athletic Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
Dan Hruska, Boston University, Jr., Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek
*Hruska guided Boston University to a second-place team finish with 121 points at the IC4A Championships on Saturday at Bethpage State Park.
*The junior recorded a fifth-place finish after clocking an 8K time of 23:57.2, his best mark during his BU career.
Patriot League M-F Athletic Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
Adrienne Buettner-Cable, Boston University, Sr., Des Moines, Iowa/Theodore Roosevelt
*Buettner-Cable won the individual title at the ECAC Championships on Saturday at Bethpage State Park.
*The senior delivered a dominant performance, turning in a 6K time of 19:47.8, which was 33.4 seconds faster than the second-place finisher.
*The Des Moines, Iowa, native’s victory propelled Boston University to its first-ever ECAC team title.
*Buettner-Cable secured her second Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week award this season.
Patriot League M-F Athletic Men’s Rookie of the Week
Ryan Collins, Boston University, Fr., Middletown, N.J./Christian Brothers
*Collins finished 41st at the IC4A Championships on Saturday at Bethpage State Park, helping the Terriers finish second as a team with 121 points.
*The freshman clocked a career-best 8K time of 24:47.2, besting his previous mark by more than 40 seconds.
Patriot League M-F Athletic Women’s Rookie of the Week
Cali Buxbaum, Boston University, Fr., Wall Township, N.J./Wall Township
*Buxbaum finished 38th at the ECAC Championships with a 6K time of 21:18.7, her fastest 6K mark at Boston University, as the Terriers earned their first-ever ECAC team title.
*The freshman earned her second Women’s Rookie of the Week award this campaign.
Honorable mentions went to American’s Noah Smith, Marcus Valenzuela and Anna Villavicencio, Army West Point’s Mikayla Cheney, Bucknell’s Katie Moncavage, Ethan Pratt-Perez, Courtney Toy and Sean Wemmlinger, Lafayette’s Hudson Schunk, Lehigh’s Keira Arenholz and Jason Baker, Loyola Maryland’s Mikey Byrnes and Emma Hagstrom, and Navy’s Jace Deledonne, Dane Eike and Brianne Duynstee.
Men’s Runner of the Week
9.8 – Joseph Mahon, Holy Cross, Sr.
9.15 – Ryan Baker, Lehigh, Sr.
9.22 – Joseph Mahon, Holy Cross, Sr.
9.29 – Freddy Collins, Boston University, Gr.
10.6 – Dane Eike, Navy, Jr.
10.20 – Dane Hruska, Boston University, Jr.
Women’s Runner of the Week
9.8 – Kailey Granger, Bucknell, Sr.
9.15 – Kaitlyn Highduch, Lehigh, Jr.
9.22 – Mikayla Cheney, Army West Point, Sr.
9.29 – Adrienne Buettner-Cable, Boston University, Sr.
10.6 – Mikayla Cheney, Army West Point, Sr.
10.20 – Adrienne Buettner-Cable, Boston University, Sr.
Men’s Rookie of the Week
9.8 – Jason Baker, Lehigh, Fy.
9.15 – Hudson Schunk, Lafayette, Fr.
9.22 – Issaiah McCorvey, Army West Point, Fr.
9.29 – Jason Baker, Lehigh, Fy.
10.6 – Ethan Halpern, Loyola Maryland, Fr.
10.20 – Ryan Collins, Boston University, Fr.
Women’s Rookie of the Week
9.8 – Brianne Duynstyee, Navy, Fr.
9.15 – Anna Villavicencio, American, Fr.
9.22 – Jessica Abbott, Boston University, Fr.
9.29 – Cali Buxbaum, Boston University, Fr.
10.6 – Brianne Duynstyee, Navy, Fr.
10.20 – Cali Buxbaum, Boston University, Fr.
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