BENNINGTON, Vt. – Southern Vermont College freshman Bailey Hamilton (Londonderry, N.H.) has been selected once again as the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Week, this time for the period ending September 11, 2016 as announced by the league on Monday.

Hamilton had another tremendous outing for SVC at the Castleton State Invitational on Saturday, placing sixth overall and third for the Mountaineers in his first collegiate 8k race. He crossed the line with a time of 29:27 for a split mark of 5:56 per mile to help Southern Vermont win the meet. This is the second-straight Rookie of the Week laurel for the freshman.

The Mountaineers swept the NECC men's cross country awards as junior captain Marc Brandmeyer (Bennington, Vt.) picked up the Runner of the Week honor. He placed second overall, finishing first for Southern Vermont at the Castleton Invitational. Brandmeyer crossed the line with a mark of 28:02, running a split of 5:39 per mile. It is his second-consecutive Runner of the Week award from the NECC and the fourth in his collegiate career.

Southern Vermont won on Saturday with a tremendous team score of 24 points. The Mountaineers go for their third in-a-row this upcoming Saturday at the Johnson State Invitational, start time of that race slated for 11:15 a.m.

– #LetsGoSVC –