SUNY COBLESKILL’S LILIANNA PETERS NAMED NORTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN’S ROOKIE-OF-THE-WEEK & RUNNER-OF-THE-WEEK

Written By Editor on 10/15/23 | 10/15/23

Waterville, Maine: The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) announced today that SUNY Cobleskill first-year women’s cross country team member Lilianna Peters, Hinsdale, N.Y., Allegany-Limestone High School, has been named both the NAC Women’s Cross Country Rookie-of-the-Week and Runner-of-the-Week for the week ending October 10, 2023. This marks the third time that talented women’s harrier has been named the league’s women’s runner-of-the-week and her second selection as the women cross country rookie-of-the-week.

The talented first-year harrier continued her successful season at the 2023 Hamilton College Invitational in Clinton, N.Y. on Saturday placing fourth overall in a field of 70 runners by covering a soggy 5000-meter course in a time of 19:51.7 to lead the Fighting Tigers to a third place finish in a field of eight teams.

Cobleskill will next be in action on Saturday October 14 when they travel to Springfield, Ma. to compete at the 2023 Golden Bear Invitational hosted by Western New England University beginning at 10:30 a.m.