Aiden Budge Award NEC Rookie of the Week Week Of 9/13/2023 Sport Men's Cross Country School Central Connecticut State University Year Freshman Position Distance Hometown Newtown, CT High School Newtown High School Budge was the top freshman to finish the 8K course at the LIU Fall Festival among 130 harriers on Saturday. The Newtown, CT native finished in fifth place with a time of 25:57.9 helping CCSU to a first place team finish in the 16-team field.