Western New England College freshman Eric Richer named TCCC Rookie-of-the-Week
9/15/2009 2:00:37 PM
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) selected Western New England College freshman Eric Richer (Dudley, MA) as its Men's Cross-Country Rookie-of-the-Week on Tuesday (Sept. 15).
Richer, a Biomedical Engineering major, made his collegiate debut at the Smith Coed invitational and finished 41st out of 122 runners with a time of 18 minutes, 36.71 seconds over the 5,000-meter course.
"This was Eric's first cross-country race ever," said Western New England College coach Brian Walsh. "He was a soccer player and track athlete in high school (Shepherd Hill Regional) and never ran more than a two-mile race until last Saturday."
The Golden Bears placed fourth among the nine schools with 122 points.
Western New England College will compete in the UMass Dartmouth Shriners' Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 19).