BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Senior Owen Nahf, senior Nathan Hajel, graduate student Cole Stanchina, junior Bryan Kerchner, and sophomore Gavin Hefferan of the Moravian University's men's cross country team have been named the Moravian Student-Athletes of the Week Fueled by Honey Stinger for their performance last week.
Nahf won first place in the 8,000-meter race with a time of 25:18.82 out of the 117 runners, earning him Landmark Conference Performer of the Year and All-Conference First Team. Hajel was the runner-up with a time of 25:18.97 while Stanchina was third with a time of 25:19.23. Kerchner took fourth place with 25:19.98 and Hefferan placed fifth with 25:25.22 as all four runners earned spots on the Landmark All-Conference First Team.
Moravian had the lowest possible score with just 15 points by taking the top five positions. For the first time in Landmark Conference history, the winning team had the lowest possible score. This is the team's sixth time winning the Landmark Conference Championship with titles in 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024
The men's cross country team will return to the course on Saturday, November 16th at the NCAA Division III Metro Regional hosted by Stockton (N.J.) University, 12:00 p.m.
The Moravian Student-Athlete of the Week Fueled by Honey Stinger is selected on Mondays by Moravian's athletic department leadership team. Honey Stinger, a sports nutrition company that uses nature's natural sweeteners to bring out the best in you while still tasting great, is in its third year as a sponsor of the Greyhounds in 2024-25. Learn more about Honey Stinger at https://honeystinger.com/.
Previous Moravian Student-Athletes of the Week Fueled by Honey Stinger
Sept. 2 – Carly Pyatt – Women's Soccer
Sept. 9 – Tara Smurla – Women's Cross Country
Sept. 16 – Malachi McNeil-Harrison – Football
Sept. 23 – Ben Scary – Men's Soccer
Sept. 30 – Riley Spingler – Women's Soccer
Oct. 7 – Jared Jenkins – Football
Oct. 14 – Sam Love – Women's Volleyball
Oct. 21 – Makenzie Krasley – Women's Volleyball
Oct. 28 – Jason Koch – Men's Golf
Nov. 4 – Owen Nahf, Nathan Hajel, Cole Stanchina, Bryan Kerchner, Gavin Hefferan – Men's Cross Country
Release by Caillie Fish '25
