Delhi - The Delhi Broncos boasts another set of North Atlantic Conference Athletes of the Week. Cross Country runners Alexa Wolcott and John Amenta pick up three awards between the two after a big meet in Vassar last week.
Wolcott secures her third award in two weeks after another great performance this week. After her win in the smaller Tri-Meet a week prior, Wolcott proved she can perform against tougher competition, coming in fourth overall. She landed both NAC Runner of the Week and NAC Rookie Runner of the Week.
While John Amenta secured NAC Runner of the Week on the Men's side after an equally stellar performance. Coming into his first race of the season Amenta took fourth overall and third in points out of 101 runners.
Runner & Rookie of the Week
Alexa Wolcott, SUNY Delhi
First Year / Wyoming, NY
Competing against a tough field at Vassar’s Ron Stonitsch Invitational, Alexa Wolcott posted a time of 19:43.3 in the 5,000m event, finishing fourth overall in a field of 93 runners. Two of the three runners ahead of Wolcott were from the host Vassar squad (ranked 10th in the USTFCCCA Mideast Region rankings), and she finished ahead of all five runners from New York University (ranked fifth in USTFCCCA Niagara Region rankings) and Ramapo (ranked ninth in the USTFCCCA Metro Region rankings). SUNY Delhi finished sixth out of 10 teams in the field with 146 points, one point ahead of Ramapo.
Runner of the Week
John Amenta, SUNY Delhi
Junior / Fishkill, NY
John Amenta clocked a time of 19:34 at the 6,000m distance on his way to a fourth-place finish, third in points, out of 101 runners at Saturday’s Vassar College Ron Stonitsch Invitational. Amenta was third among points earners behind a pair of runners from the host Vassar squad, currently ranked seventh in the USTFCCCA Mideast Region rankings. Also in the field were teams from NYU (seventh in the USTFCCCA Niagara Region rankings) and Ramapo (ninth in the USTFCCCA Metro Region rankings). As a team, SUNY Delhi finished fourth in the 10-team event with 84 points, trailing third-place Marywood by 10 points.
Comments from head coach Zach Brown: “Well deserved honor for Alexa and John. They had tremendous meet at Vassar, they did great summer training and are in a great spot as we go forward in the season.”
