Posted: Oct 01, 2012
CCC Runner/Rookie of Week: Sean Hughes
NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University freshman Sean Hughes (Old Saybrook, Conn.) recorded a ninth-place finish (26:53) among a field of 275 runners at the Pop Crowell Invitational at Gordon. Bates College, ranked No. 4 in the most recent NCAA Division III cross country rankings, won the meet. Hughes finished just two seconds behind Bates' No. 3 runner. In a race that included nearly every Commonwealth Coast Conference cross country team, Hughes was the top CCC finisher.
Hughes was selected as the top rookie runner in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) for the third time and added the overall honor for the second time.
Salve Regina cross country races at the James Early Invitational on Saturday at Westfield State University.