Women Take Sixth And Men Finish Eighth At 2014 ECC Championship Meet

Rochester, N.Y.-The University of Bridgeport cross country teams completed their 2014 seasons on Saturday morning competing in this year's East Coast Conference Championship hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, N.Y.  In the official conference results since Daemen College took part in the event but is ineligible for the ECC title, the UB women finished sixth out of eight teams and the Purple Knights men's squad finished eighth out of eight squads.  The host Roberts Wesleyan College Redhawks took the top spot in both East Coast Championship races.

For the Bridgeport women, senior Alina Sotnikova (Riga, Latvia) was the team's top finisher covering the 5K course in a time of 21:22.3 which put her in 25th scoring place and 53rd overall.

Senior Naqwan Crowell (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) was the top finisher for the Bridgeport men completing the 8K course in a time of 29:47.1 which put him in 35th scoring place and 48th overall.