Lancaster, Pa. – (11/4/2025) – With the results of the 2025 Atlantic East Conference (AEC) Women's Cross Country Championship in the books, Gwynedd Mercy University freshman Abigail Flannery (Cinnaminson, N.J.) and sophomore Ava Ezzie (Drexel Hill, Pa.) are among the 14 student-athletes officially named to the 2025 All-AEC Women's Cross Country Team and Major Award Winners today. Both Griffins earned All-AEC Second Team status for their finishes at the championship; Flannery placed eighth with a time of 27:32.6 and Ezzie placed 13^th with a time of 29:01.1.
 
The All-AEC Women's Cross Country Team honors the races' Top-14 finishers with first seven earning All-AEC First Team recognition and the second seven garnering All-AEC Second Team respects. In addition to the All-AEC Women's Cross Country Team members, the league office also announced the 2025 AEC Men's Cross Country Major Awards Winners; Champion (Marymount University), Runner-Up (Immaculata University), the Coaching Staff of the Year (Immaculata University), the AEC Elite Scholar Athlete Award (Formerly "Elite 20"); Marymount University sophomore Brier Amerlinck (East Amherst, N.Y.), the AEC Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Year; Pratt Institute freshman Melis Kavlicoglu (Reno, Nev.) and the AEC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year; Immaculata University junior Aubrey Donahue (Sewell, N.J.), who completed the six-kilometer (6K) course at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome in 25:03.4.
 
Flannery was Gwynedd Mercy University top finisher in every race of her debut season, from a two-meter personal-record of 13:37.4 at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Blue and Gold Invitational (Aug. 29), to a 5K personal-record of 22:11.4 at Lebanon Valley College's Dutchmen Invitational (Sept. 6), and a 6K personal-record of 25:13.1 at Rowan University's Border Battle (Oct. 18). She was named the AEC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week on October 13 after pacing Gwynedd Mercy University to a seventh-place finish (7th of 8, 168 points) in the DeSales University Invitational (Oct. 11) with her 15th-place time of 25:39.9.

Ezzie enjoyed a four-minute improvement on her time at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome as her 29:01.1 time at the 2025 AEC Women's Cross Country Championship was placed her 17 places higher than her 2024 time of 33:02.7 (30^th). Like Flannery, her performances in the The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Blue and Gold Invitational (Aug. 29), Lebanon Valley College's Dutchmen Invitational (Sept. 6), and Rowan University's Border Battle (Oct. 18) all served as personal-records for respective distances of two meters (35^th, 14:23.0), 5K (115^th, 23:23.7), and 6K (257^th, 27:11.8).
 
The complete list of the 2025 AEC Women's Cross Country Team and Major Award Winners is listed below and available using the provided links;
 
2025 All-AEC Women's Cross Country Team
& Major Award Winners
 
AEC Women's Cross Country Major Award Winners
Champion - Marymount University
Runner-Up - Immaculata University
Runner of the Year - Aubrey Donahue, Jr., Immaculata University
Rookie of the Year – Melis Kavlicoglu, Fr., Pratt Institute
Elite Scholar Athlete Award - Brier Amerlinck, So., Marymount University
Coaching Staff of the Year – Immaculata University
 
All-AEC First Team                                                                                    

Place.Name, School	Time
1. Aubrey Donahue, Immaculata University	25:04.4
2. Brier Amerlinck, Marymount University	26:03.7
3. Abby Hughes, Marymount University	26:38.1
4. Madeleine Pare, Marymount University	26:42.9
5. Bella Auchenbach, Marywood University	26:59.2
6. Melis Kavlicoglu, Pratt Institute	27:13.5
7. Gabi Titone, Marymount University	27:38.0

All-AEC Second Team

Place.Name, School	Time
8.  Abigail Flannery, Gwynedd Mercy University	27:32.6
9.  Jayla Gross, Immaculata University	30:04.1
10. Janelle Sanabria, Marywood University	27:51.4
11. Breanne Dymek, Immaculata University	28:26.1
12. Gabrielle Weirsky, Marymount University	28:51.0
13. Ava Ezzie, Gwynedd Mercy University	29:01.1
14. Jacqueline Leone, Immaculata University	29:03.4