Scott Smolensky Award Rookie Week Of 10/24/2011 Sport Men's Cross Country School St. Lawrence University Year Freshman Position Hometown Rochester, N.Y. High School Brighton St. Lawrence University freshman Scott Smolensky was the top Liberty League rookie at the 2011 NYSCTC Championship. The Rochester, N.Y. native's 15th-place showing rounded out SLU's team scoring, giving the Saints their third straight state crown.