BRIDGEPORT – The Mountain East Conference has announced this week’s MEC Cross Country Runners of the Week. The MEC Player of the Week awards are presented by The Health Plan.
West Virginia Wesleyan’s Anthony Sanders was chosen as the MEC Male Runner of the Week while Point Park’s Cassondra O’Connor was a repeat selection as the MEC Female Runner of the Week.
Sanders, a junior from Keyser, W.Va., placed second overall and was the top MEC finisher at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational. Sanders’ time of 25:31 was the fastest by a Bobcat runner since 2010.
O’Connor, a sophomore from South Park, Pa., picked up her third Runner of the Week honor with her third win of the fall, crossing the line first at the CMU Invitational in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. O’Connor finished in a time with 18:32.0.
