Men's Cross Country | 9/15/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 2 PAC Honors (for events between Sept. 7-13)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 2 of the 2026 season.
PAC Runner of the Week
Matt Otto • Geneva • Sophomore • Mars, Pa./Eden Christian
Otto led the pack for Geneva once again at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational on Saturday, completing the 8k race in a personal-best time of 26:28.7 ... He took sixth place overall, and placed third among Division III runners ... As a team, the Golden Tornadoes took third overall and were the top Division III program at the meet.
PAC Honor Roll
Franciscan sophomore Jack McKnight (Aledo, Ill./Mercer County); Hiram junior Michael Crosby (Farmdale, Ohio/Badger); Saint Vincent sophomore Noah Channel (Tarentum, Pa./Deer Lakes); Thiel junior Cooper Riley (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown); W&J senior Dominic Flitcraft (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Tyler Caron • Geneva • Freshman • Salix, Pa./Forest Hills
Caron continued his strong start to his freshman campaign last week, taking 12th place overall and first among DIII freshmen at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational on Saturday ... His time of 26:48.0 was only 2.5 seconds shy of a top-10 mark, and he has quickly become a key contributor in Geneva's top five.
PAC Newcomers Honor Roll
Bethany freshman Will Greenwood (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington); Franciscan freshman Luke Meli (Tallahassee, Fla./Community Christian); Hiram freshman Ayub Salad (Columbus, Ohio/Beechcroft); Saint Vincent freshman Carter Moody (Greensburg Pa./Hempfield); W&J freshman Antony Flitcraft (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell); Waynesburg freshman Kyin Jeter (Braddock, Pa./Carrick)
PAC Records & Milestones
Franciscan's Jack McKnight was the first Baron to cross Saturday, as he finished in 30:25.3 to place 12th at the Bethany Invitational ... Noah Channel was Saint Vincent's top runner, finishing third overall at the Bethany Invitational with a time of 29:10.2 in the 8K race, while Carter Moody took fifth place (29:32), which helped SVC take first out of nine teams with 46 total points ... W&J's Dominic Flitcraft led the way for the Presidents, winning his first race of the season at the Bethany Invitational after he paced his way to a 27:12.9 time en route to his opening-race victory ... Kyin Jeter led Waynesburg at the 66-man Bethany Invitational by placing 16th with a time of 31:03.4.