LATHAM, N.Y. - The United East conference has announced its Athletes of the Week for September 2, 2025. Today will include Athletes of the Week for Men’s and Women’s Cross Country.
This week’s selections included contests from Friday August 29 through Sunday, August 31. A total of two student-athletes from two different member institutions were recognized for their performances.
Women’s Cross Country
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.
Men’s Cross Country
Runner of the Week
Sevan Ikeda / Fr / Gallaudet University / Fremont, Calif. / California School for the Deaf-Freemont
First-year runner
Sevan Ikeda (Fremont, Calif.) had quite the debut for the Gallaudet University men's cross country team here Saturday at the Salisbury University Fall Classic at WinterPlace Park. Ikeda finished the 8K race fourth overall with a time of 25 minutes and 29.20 seconds. The time is the fourth fastest in Gallaudet school history. This was Ikeda's first collegiate race.
Ikeda is the first Bison to post a Top 10 school mark in an 8K race since 2015 when first-year runner
Otto Kingstedt posted four Top 10 marks. Kingstedt's best time as a Bison was 26:02, which is now fifth overall just behind Ikeda. Gallaudet Athletics Hall of Famer
Gregory Warren still holds the top three 8K times but those times are within range of Ikeda. Warren's school record time in the 8K is 24:49, just over 41 seconds ahead of Ikeda.
This is Ikeda's first career Runner of the Year nod
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