Sam Alexander Award NEC Athlete of the Week Week Of 9/28/2010 Sport Men's Cross Country School Central Connecticut State University Year Position Hometown High School Alexander captures NEC Athlete of the week honors after edging out teammate Ry Sanderson for second place at the Ted Owen Invitational. The junior’s finishing kick put him at the tape in 25:53, inches ahead of Sanderson. Alexander’s second place ranking combined with three other top-10 Blue Devils finishes helped host school Central secure a team victory over Northeastern by one point.