RELEASE DATE: 2/13/08

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Chris Cummings named PSAC Male Runner of the Week

MANSFIELD -- Chris Cummings has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Male Indoor Runner of the Week for his outstanding performances at the New Balance and CTC Championships this past weekend.

Cummings helped the Mountaineers win the CTC Championships at Yale with his first-place finishes in the mile (4:17.78) and 3,000-meter run (8:34.69).  The senior also guided the Mountaineers to a school record in the distance medley relay at the New Balance Invitational where the unit posted a time of 10:01.25, which is the conference's best time this season by nearly seven seconds.