Cross Country

Fairfield’s Lindley and Quinnipiac’s St. Germain Selected as Jersey Mike’s MAAC Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Runners of the Week

Men’s Runner of the Week
Ryan Lindley, Fairfield
Sr., Herndon, VA, Bishop O'Connell

Ryan Lindley placed third in a field of 50 runners at the Marist Season Opener. He completed the 6K course at the Preserve at Vassar in 19:38.2.
 
Women’s Runner of the Week
Rachel St. Germain, Quinnipiac
Sr., Somers, CT, Somers
 
Rachel St. Germain tied for the win with teammate Sierra Gray at the Stony Brook Season Opener on Saturday, finishing in 13:53.6. The Bobcats as a team also won the event, finishing with 28 points to run away with the title as five finished in the top 10.
 
The 2025 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Championships will be held at Twin Ponds on the Farm in Montgomery, New York on Saturday, November 1, 2025. 2025 will mark the third straight year that the championship races will be held at Twin Ponds on the Farm and the meets will be hosted by Manhattan University for the 31st time. For all information regarding the 2025 MAAC Men's & Women’s Cross Country Championships, please visit maacsports.com/xc.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 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 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
 
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