2023 CCSU Women's Cross Country News

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Ashley Dana, Hunter Pasqualini and Shannon Welcome were recipients of the Gail Rutz and Frederick M. Gladstone Awards as the best athletes of the Blue Devils senior class on Monday. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin).
Blue Devil Choice Awards Highlight the 2023-24 CCSU Athletics Success

The Second Annual Blue Devil Choice Awards honored the best and brightest of the CCSU student-athletes

Cross Country Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
Cross Country Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Both the men's and women's Central Connecticut cross country teams were honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for their outstanding work in the classroom. The men's cross country team posted a cumulative 3.4 team GPA during the fall semester. The women posted a cumulative 3.33 GPA.

CCSU will host its annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day Celebration, presented by Eversource, on January 21, 2024/ (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
NGWSD Celebration Presented By Eversource Set For January 21

Clinic for girls K-6 and a women's basketball game on tap

Women's Cross Country Grabs Three All-NEC Selections, Two All-Rookie
Women's Cross Country Grabs Three All-NEC Selections, Two All-Rookie

After finishing runners-up at the Northeast Conference Championship, the Central Connecticut women's cross country team had three runners selected to the All-NEC teams and two named to the All-Rookie team.

CCSU Women's Cross Country Runs at NCAA Regionals
CCSU Women's Cross Country Runs at NCAA Regionals

The women's cross country team finished 26th out of 37 teams in the NCAA Regionals on Friday morning at Van Cortland Park.

Women's Cross Country Takes Second at NEC Championships
Women's Cross Country Takes Second at NEC Championships

CCSU women's cross country totaled 45 points and took home second place at the Northeast Conference Championship on Friday in Brookeville, NY.

Women’s Cross Country Runs at I4CA/ECAC Championships on Friday
Women’s Cross Country Runs at I4CA/ECAC Championships on Friday

The Central Connecticut women's cross country team placed 27th in the I4CA/ECAC Championships on Saturday in the Bronx, NY.

Women’s Cross Country Runs at Paul Short Invitational on Saturday
Women’s Cross Country Runs at Paul Short Invitational on Saturday

Rebecca Carusone led the CCSU finishers with a 41st-place finish out of 371.

Eric Blake (right) won the 2023 World Master Mountain Running Championship, September 15, 2023 in Madeira, Portugal. Joined in the photo by Team USA teammate Mike Popejoy (Photo: World Mountain Running Association)
Blake Wins World Master M40 Mountain Running Championship

Second title for the Blue Devils head coach

Mya Morabito was tabbed as the NEC Cross Country Rookie of the Week on Wednesday. (Photo: Nicole Dumpson)
Morabito Tabbed NEC Rookie Of The Week

Juliana Cancellieri was tabbed an NEC Prime Performer

(Steve McLaughlin Photography)
Women's Cross Country Runs at LIU Fall Festival

Juliana Cancellieri led the CCSU finishers with an 11th-place finish

15th Annual Ray and Robin Crothers Challenge Set For September 23rd
15th Annual Ray and Robin Crothers Challenge Set For September 23rd

Two-mile race will take place on campus, beginning at the track

Women's Cross Country Picked First in NEC Preseason Coaches Poll
Women's Cross Country Picked First in NEC Preseason Coaches Poll

The five-time defending champions were picked to defend their title.

Cross Country Announces 2023 Schedule
Cross Country Announces 2023 Schedule

Central Connecticut State University head cross country coach Eric Blake announced the Blue Devils 2023 slate on Thursday. The campaign begins September 9th, on the road at LIU, with the lone home meet scheduled for October 20th.