Aaron Pfeil of the Lock Haven University men's cross country team has been named this week's Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week.
At Saturday's LHU Invite, Pfeil was third out of 373 total runners and covered Lock Haven's 8,000-meter course with a career-best 25:07.0, which powered the Bald Eagles to a team title in a loaded field.
He was the top DII finisher and the top PSAC finisher.
As a team, Lock Haven, ranked No. 6 in the latest NCAA Division II Atlantic Region rankings, bested the 32 team field and knocked off several teams ranked ahead of them. The Bald Eagles scored 81 points, thanks to Pfeil's third-place finish, a pair of runners in the top-10 and four finishers among the top-25. The Penn State Club Team showed well and took second overall and Division I Bucknell was third. Davis & Elkins was fourth and IUP was fifth.
The LHU men knocked off Davis & Elkins, Shippensburg and Edinboro, all teams ranked in the top-five of the region, and ahead of Lock Haven entering Saturday's massive home meet.
