Nekitopoulos Selected as MASCAC Runner of the Week
Nekitopoulos was the first man across the line for the Owls at the Trinity Bantam Invitational on Saturday at Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn., finishing seventh overall in the 149 runner field.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State University senior John Nekitopoulos (West Springfield, Mass.) was tagged as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference men's cross country runner of the week for the week ending September 8.
Nekitopoulos was the first man across the line for the Owls at the Trinity Bantam Invitational on Saturday at Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn., finishing seventh overall in the 149 runner field.
He stopped the clock in 16:50.8 on the short 5k course at the early season meet. He set a course personal-best time while helping the Owls finish seventh as a team.
Westfield State cross country will take a break from racing this weekend before getting back into competition on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational meet.