Middlebrook Selected As NEAC XC Student-Athlete Of The Week

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – Sophomore Emily Middlebrook (Newark, N.Y.) claimed the North Eastern Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Week award for the second time this season, the conference office announced late Monday afternoon. Competing in the Cross Country Only Championship this past Saturday, Middlebrook and the Express placed fifth overall as a team.

In the 5K race, Middlebrook placed fourth overall as an individual out of 144 qualifying runners with a time of 19:32.27. She has led the Express as an individual runner in all of the squad's 14 races she has participated in since joining the team as a freshman in 2011. In her team's last race, Middlebrook shattered her personal best 5K time at the 2012 Harry F. Anderson Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 29 by completing the course in 19:08.

She is also the reigning NEAC Runner of the Year and NEAC Rookie of the Year. Head Coach Julie Bailey, in her third season with the squad, is the conference's reigning Coach of the Year. As a team, the Express' fifth place finish in Saturday's competition was their highest finish of the season.

For a complete list of weekly award winners from the conference, click here.

The Express return to action Oct. 20, 2012 as they host the Wells College Invitational on the campus of Wells College in Aurora, N.Y. The day's festivities begin at 9:30 p.m. with the women kicking off their portion of the race. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the Wells College athletic department by "liking" us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/WellsExpress) and subscribing to our Twitter account (http://www.twitter.com/WellsExpress).