RELEASE DATE: 10/04/05

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MOUNTIES SWEEP PSAC WEEK CROSS COUNTRY AWARDS – CHRIS CUMMINGS EARNS PSAC MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK AND CHARITY LEARN TAKES PSAC WOMEN’S CO-RUNNER OF THE WEEK

MANSFIELD – Chris Cummings was named the PSAC Runner of the Week for the men and Charity Learn the PSAC Runner of the Week for women as Mansfield University swept the weekly PSAC Cross Country honors for the first time in school history.

Cummings earned his second career PSAC Runner of the Week honor by finishing first at the Tidewater Fall Invitational Classic in Salisbury, MD this past Saturday. The junior bested a field of 82 with a blistering time of 24:47 over the 8k course. He finished 30 seconds ahead of the next runner.

Learn was named Co-Runner of the Week along with Edinboro’s Rachel Lanzel. Learn took first place honors in the women’s rack at the Tidewater Invitational with a time of 21:24 over the 6k course. She finished 15 seconds ahead of the next runner to lead the Mountaineer women to their first team title in a multi-team invitational.  

It marks the third time in her career that the senior has earned PSAC Runner of the Week honors. She has won all three races she has run this season.

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