PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Six Plymouth State University student-athletes were among those honored as the Little East Conference (LEC) released its men's and women's cross country postseason awards on Thursday.
 
Three women earned All-LEC honors, led by senior Rose Karow (South Yarmouth, Mass.) and freshman Maya Sanzone (South Berwick, Maine), who claimed First Team recognition after posting top-seven finishes at last weekend's LEC Championship. Karow earned her fourth consecutive all-conference selection, including First Team honors in 2023 and 2025 along with Second Team recognition in 2024. The former LEC Rookie Runner of the Year finished third overall in 23:11.3.
 
Sanzone placed sixth overall and second among LEC first-year runners, completing the 6K course in 23:35.0, while junior Mia Sweeney (Plymouth, Mass.) earned her second straight Second Team selection with a 13th-place finish in 24:02.2.
 
Additionally, senior Abby Bergeron (Essex, Vt.) was selected to the LEC Sportsmanship Team for the second consecutive season. The co-captain finished 26th in 24:26.9.
 
Senior Max Goodman (South Salem, N.Y.) earned his second straight All-LEC First Team honor, leading the men's team with a fifth-place finish. He completed the 8K course in 25:47.3. Goodman was also a Second Team honoree in 2024.
 
Classmate Cooper O'Neil (Millbury, Mass.) was the team's LEC Sportsmanship Team selection. A former LEC Rookie Runner of the Year in 2023, O'Neil placed 27th last Saturday in 27:30.3.
 
The women finished third in the team standings at the championships with 66 points, just five behind runner-up Southern Maine, while the men placed fourth with 97 points.
 
Select Panthers will compete at the NCAA Division III East Regional Championship on Nov. 14. The women's race kicks off at 11 a.m., followed by the men's race at noon.