Podnar Named UAA Athlete of the Week

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) - Junior Ryan Podnar has been honored as the University Athletic Association (UAA) Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for his efforts in the Tartans' race at the Lehigh University Paul Short Invitational on Saturday, October 5. This is the second honor of the season for the Tartans and first for Podnar.

The junior led the Carnegie Mellon University men's cross country team in the gold race of the invitational which was comprised of 44 teams from Division I, II and III with the Tartans finishing as the third Division III institution and 19th overall. Podnar crossed first for the Tartans in the 8k race in 24:33.5 in a field of 374 runners.