FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Mountain East Conference announced Monday the winners of this week’s Cross Country Runner of the Week awards. The weekly awards are presented by The Health Plan.

Point Park’s Luke McKenna is the MEC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, while Glenville State’s Natalie Barr is the MEC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week. 

McKenna, a senior from Lexington, South Carolina, earned MEC Weekly Honors for the second time this year. McKenna placed third in the Atlantic Region Preview Meet in Kernersville, North Carolina, on Sept. 25 with a time of 25:27.1 in the 8k. With his placement, McKenna led the Pioneers to a first place team finish. 

Barr, a senior from Canvas, West Virginia, finished first out of 100 runners at the Atlantic Region Preview with a time of 22:14.0 in the 6k. The placement aided the Pioneers' fourth-place finish as a team.

2026 MEC MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK

9/7: Mathew Meli, Charleston

9/14: Luke McKenna, Point Park 

9/21: Donovan Tanouye, Fairmont State 

9/28: Luke McKenna, Point Park 

2026 MEC WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK

9/7: Violet Wall, Concord 

9/14: Lindsey Dillon, West Virginia Wesleyan 

9/21: Izabella McDonald, Frostburg State 

9/28: Natalie Barr, Glenville State