2014 Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week

Oct. 20 - NATE RICHARDS, PRINCIPIA COLLEGE
Richards, a sophomore from Elsah, Ill., placed first at the Benedictine-Springfield Invitational and helped the Panthers capture the tournament title. Richards finished the course in a time of 29:11, beating the nearest competitor by over 20-seconds.

Oct. 13 - NATE RICHARDS, PRINCIPIA COLLEGE
Richards, a sophomore from Elsah, Ill., picked up a second place finish in the Cowbell Classic, his program's home meet. Richards finished the 8K race in a time of 26:27, setting a new personal record.

Oct. 6 - NATHAN MARK, SPALDING UNIVERSITY
Mark, a junior from Union, Ky., placed 13th individually at this weekend's Greater Louisville Classic. Mark finished the 8k race with a time of 26:16.71, just over one-minute behind the race winner. Mark and the Golden Eagles finished 5th out of 42 teams.

Sept. 22 - JASON HICKSON, WEBSTER UNIVERSITY
Hickson, a senior from Hillsboro, Mo., placed 6th at this weekend's SIU Carbondale Invitational. Hickson finished the 8K race with a time of 25:59, a pace of 5:14 mile. He finished the meet as the top non-NCAA Division I finisher while his meet time was the fifth-fastest in program history.

Sept. 15 - ANDREW SHARP, GREENVILLE COLLEGE
Sharp, a freshman from Altamont, Ill., is the SLIAC Men's Cross Country Player of the Week after a personal best time in the ONU Illinois Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships. Sharp finished the 8K race in a time of 26:38, placing 26th overall out of a field of 158 runners, and helping his team to a seventh place finish.

Sept. 8 - JASON HICKSON, WEBSTER UNIVERSITY
Hickson, a senior from Hillsboro, Mo., claimed first place in the Hanover Invitational. Hickson finished the 8k course with a time of 27:28, a 5:32 minute pace. Hickson placed first out of 61 runners and becomes just the third Gorlok to capture a race title in program history.

Sept. 2 - JESSE EDWARDS, WESTMINSTER COLLEGE
Jesse Edwards, a junior from Rogersville, Ark., took first place in his opening meet of the 2014 season. Edwards finished in a time of 17:12 at the CMU Eagle Invitational, averaging a pace of 5:32 over the course.