MIDDLETON, Conn. – Astoria’s Tomas Morrissey is at it again.

After earning the 2004 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Rookie of the Year award his freshman season, Morrissey recently garnered his third career all-conference award, taking home second-team honors for his 11th-place finish at the conference championships.

In his second year of cross country at Amherst College, Morrissey helped his team to an eighth-place finish at the 23rd annual NESCAC Championships, hosted by Wesleyan University last Saturday.

Morrissey paced the Amherst men in the 8,000-meter race, finishing 11th overall in 26 minutes, 13.1 seconds.

In the New England Championships Oct. 9 in Boston, Morrissey finished 19th out of 321 runners, helping Amherst to a 14th-place team finish.

Morrissey covered the 8,000-meter course at Franklin Park in 25:35, which was 39 seconds behind the winner.

Up next for Amherst is the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships, Saturday at Connecticut College.

Morrissey isn’t the only Astoria graduate competing at the collegiate level this fall.

Other local athletes continuing their athletic careers:

SEASIDEBeth Allen, So., middle blocker, Clark College volleyball

Ben Archibald, guard, New Orleans Saints. Currently the second-string left tackle for the Saints.

Jared Cederstrom, So., goalkeeper, Pacific soccer

Noelle Harer, So., Oregon State cross country

Nate Pogue, Fr., Trinity Western soccer

WARRENTONNick Bjork, Fr., Lewis & Clark football.

School played a shortened 2005 season, after dropping football from the athletics program.

Brian Bruney, Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona scouting director Mike Rizzo recently said that Bruney, along with Andy Green, Edgar Gonzalez and Oscar Villarreal, will play for Hermosillo in the Mexican Winter League.

Andy Forney, So., linebacker, College of the Siskiyous football

Nick Smith, So., defensive back, Western Oregon football. Is currently fourth on the team with 50 tackles (33 solo) in nine games.

ASTORIAHenry Brause, Fr., goalkeeper, Southwestern Oregon soccer

Aaron Eckert, Jr., Western Oregon cross country

John Fastabend, Jr., goalkeeper, University of Portland soccer. Has seven saves in two starts for the Pilots this year.

Frankie Febus, Fr., defensive back, Eastern Oregon football

Simon Merila, So., linebacker, Pacific Lutheran football

Sara Morrissey, Jr., Williams cross country

Ami Rothberg, Jr., Oregon State rowing

Jennie Rummell, Jr., Western Oregon cross country

JEWELLRene Steinweg, Fr., middle blocker, Lower Columbia volleyball

ILWACONate Appel, So., University of Portland cross country

Ian Bittner, Jr., defensive end, Eastern Oregon football. Has 12 tackles in six games; also punted once for 35 yards.