DANBURY, Conn. --- Moravian College junior pole vaulter Ryan Karnopp has been named the Corvias ECAC Division III South Men's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week for his performance last weekend.

Karnopp finished second at the Collegeville Classic hosted by Ursinus College by clearing an ECAC qualifying height of 4.80 meters (15 feet, 9 inches). The competition was Moravian's first since the season-opening Fast Times Before Finals at Lehigh University on December 5-6.

"Ryan had some close calls by taking it to three attempts at some lower heights but that was a good because it put him in some pressure situations that you cannot practice," commented Head Coach Jesse Baumann. "The final height that he cleared might just be high enough to get him to the NCAAs in March, but we have higher aspirations than just getting there at a height below his PR. There were a lot of positives for Ryan to take from his meet including a really nice time in the 60-meter dash, so this should just be a building block for him heading into the remainder of the season."

The Greyhounds are scheduled to compete on Saturday, January 31 at Lehigh University in the Covert Classic which begins at 10:00 a.m.