Williams Senior Harrier Wins National Honor
NEW ORLEANS -- The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association has named Williams College senior Colin Cotton the NCAA DIII National Men's Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Saratoga Invitational hosted by RPI.
Running in the event that the USTFCCCA had dubbed the DIII Meet of the Week in a field of more than 200 runners, Cotton finished ahead of NYU's John Lake and junior teammate Bijan Mazaheri.
Cotton was timed in 18 minutes, 45.5 seconds on the 6-kilometer course.
The lone returning All-American from the Ephs' 2013 NCAA team that finished fourth, Cotton served early notice that he is working hard to improve on his 22nd place finish at last year's NCAA Championships.
Long time Eph head coach Pete Farwell was impressed with Cotton's performance, exclaiming on Saturday that, "Colin looked tremendous in his win."
Cotton and his Eph teammates will next be in action on Sept. 27 when Williams hosts the Purple Valley Classic on their home course at Mount Greylock Regional School.
With the course at Mt. Greylock serving as the site of the 2014 NCAA DIII New England Qualifier Race on Nov. 15, a large and competitive field is expected to compete.
