YORK, Pa. -- Mary Washington sophomore Kyle Pfohl was honored as the CAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for Sept. 20, 2016.

Athlete of the Week

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Mary Washington sophomore Kyle Pfohl was honored as the CAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week after leading all College Division runners with a first-place finish at the William & Mary Invitational on Friday. Pfohl crossed the line with a time of 19:53.3 in the 6k, helping the Eagles to a second-place team finish.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (9/20)

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT: Jason Putnam, Fr., Fuquay Varina, N.C./Southeast Raleigh

FROSTBURG STATE: Xavier Alvarez, Sr., Elkton, Md./Elkton

ST. MARY'S: Eric Ortiz, Sr., Rockville, Md./Col. Zadok Magruder

SALISBURY: Branson Oduor, Fr., Germantown, Md./Northwest

YORK: Grant Dell, Jr., Westminster, Md./North Carroll

NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE

Christopher Newport is ranked 30th in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Week 1 (9/14) Coaches Poll. The Captains earned 50 points in the poll ... Freshman Jason Putnam led the Captains at the William & Mary Invitational with a fourth-place individual finish. That performance helped lead CNU to the team title with 32 points ... Frostburg State won its second-consecutive meet after taking the title at the Penn State Greater Allegheny Invitational. Senior Xavier Alvarez powered the Bobcats with a third-place finish in 28:03. A week ago, FSU captured the Westmoreland Invitational Title ... Senior Eric Ortiz finished first for St. Mary's at the Division II/III Challenge at Kutztown, crossing in 29:01.3 for 124th-place finish ... Salisbury freshman Branson Oduor, in just his second collegiate race, placed second at the Bill Fritz/Charlie Way Invitational hosted by Rowan. Oduor ran the course in 25:24, just 22 seconds behind the race winner ... York took ninth out of 19 teams at the Division II/III Challenge, led by junior Grant Dell in 57th (27:44.3). Dell was the first of four consecutive York finishers in the race.

2016 CAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Week Player
Sept. 7 Connor Hesselbirg, SAL
Sept. 13 Robert Romano, FSU
Sept. 20 Kyle Pfohl, UMW