BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Junior Tara Smurla of Moravian University's women's cross country team has been named the Moravian Student-Athlete of the Week Fueled by Honey Stinger for her performance last week.

Smurla, who earned her second Moravian Student-Athlete of the Week Fueled by Honey Stinger of the fall, won the individual NCAA Division III Metro Regional title, finishing first of 182 runners, shaving 15 seconds off her PR, with a best time of 21:40.8 on the 6,000-meter course. Smurla earns All-Region honors for the third straight year and a trip to the national championships for the second consecutive fall season. She is now the fourth NCAA Regional individual champion in Moravian history.

The women's cross country team will return to action on Saturday, November 23 at the 2024 NCAA Division III National Championships hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind., 11:00 a.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
Nov. 11 – Jordan Bingham – Football
Nov. 18 – Tara Smurla – Women's Cross Country
 

Release by Caillie Fish '25