Middlebrook Claims NEAC WXC Runner of the Week Honors

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – Junior Emily Middlebrook (Newark, N.Y.) was selected as the North Eastern Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for the second time this season after her first place finish at the SUNY Institute of Technology Wildcat Classic this past Saturday. Middlebrook and the Express combined for a second place team finish out of 17 squads, including nine conference teams.

Middlebrook's 5K time across the course was 20:11, topping the list of 187 runners in the race. It was her fourth first-place individual finish across her three year career. Since joining the team as a freshman in 2011, Middlebrook has led all women's cross country runners at Wells in 21 consecutive races, extending her school record of team-leading finishes.

A six-time winner of the NEAC Runner of the Week award, Middlebrook was also the first back-to-back conference Runner of the Year, accomplishing that feat in 2011 and 2012 while drawing First Team All-Conference honors. The NEAC Rookie of the Year in 2011, she has also picked up NEAC Scholar Athlete honors the same season and helped the Express to back-to-back USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic Team awards in 2011 and 2012.

Wells returns to action Saturday, Oct. 19 as they participate at the Cross Country Only Championships, held annually at Seneca Lake State Park in Geneva, N.Y. at 11:00 a.m.