Heywood, Vona Earn Cross Country Weekly Honors
MAAC Sports
Edison, NJ - Iona College's
Ethan Heywood was named the MAAC Men's Cross Country Performer of the Week. Kim
Vona of Niagara University earned the award on the women's side.
Heywood
was the individual champion at the 2012 New York Metropolitan Championships at
Van Cortlandt Park. He finished the 8k
course with a time of 25:53.71 in his season debut. The field featured 111
individual competitors. The Gaels finished fourth in the 12 team race.
Vona
led Niagara University for the fourth consecutive race as she placed fourth
overall at the Slippery Rock Invitational. She finished the 6k event with a
time of 23:38 and helped the Purple Eagles to a third place finish out of
seven.
The 2012 MAAC Cross Country Championships will be held
at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. on Saturday, October 27.