ATTLEBORO, Mass. – The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) announced its weekly award winners for the period ending October 15, 2017 with Southern Vermont College senior captain Marc Brandmeyer (Bennington, Vt.) taking claim to his third Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week honor of the season.

Brandmeyer was the first Mountaineer across the line on Saturday at a tough Golden Bear Invitational hosted by Western New England University. The senior placed ninth overall in a field of 106 runners—posting a split time of 5:38 per mile on the 8,000 meter course. His mark of 27:57 was 25 seconds faster than any 8K time that he had previously charted this year.

The Monday award is Brandmeyer's ninth NECC Runner of the Week accolade of his career.

Brandmeyer and the Mountaineers are off this weekend as they rest and gear up for the league's championship meet set to take place Saturday, October 28 at Stanley Park in Westfield, Mass.

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