Ellie Ballard Award NEC Rookie of the Week Week Of 9/30/2026 Sport Women's Cross Country School Central Connecticut State University Year Freshman Position Hometown Hebron, CT High School RHAM Ballard made it back-to-back NEC Rookie of the Week honors with an eighth place finish at the Ted Owen Invite. She was the sixth fastest collegiate runner and clocked in at 22:43.6.