EDISON, N.J. (September 22, 2021) – Quinnipiac’s Emily Young and Iona’s Lachlan Wellington have been named the Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Student-Athletes of the Week.
 
Lachlan Wellington
Iona
Men’s Cross Country
 
Wellington raced to a first-place finish in the 8k at the Brother John "Paddy" Doyle Meet of Champions at Van Cortlandt Park this past Friday. The junior's 25:18.17 clocking was nearly five seconds faster than the second-place finisher. Wellington and the Iona Men's Cross Country Program have officially embarked on the journey for a 31st consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship.
 
Emily Young
Quinnipiac
Women’s Cross Country
 
The Quinnipiac Women's Cross Country Team took second place overall at Iona on Friday, Sept. 17. Senior Emily Young led the team with a fourth-place finish (18:35.4) in the 5k race. Young has led the Bobcats with two top-five finishes in the team's first two meets this season. Last season, Young placed seventh in the 6k (22:17.4) at the MAAC Championships.
 
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.