Runner of the Week
Ella Mitchell / So / St. Mary's College of Maryland / Towson, Md. / The Bryn Mawr School
Ella Mitchell was the first Seahawk to cross the 4K finish line at the Spider Alumni Open hosted by University of Richmond, finishing 107th in the 172-person field with a personal record of 16:15.1. SMCM finished 13th in the 14-team field, which featured nine NCAA Division I programs. The Seahawks placed fourth among their Division III counterparts – Christopher Newport University (ranked sixth in the South Region), University of Mary Washington, and Marymount (Va.) University – with 405 points.
This is the first Runner of the Week award in Mitchell's career.