BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bucknell and Navy split the four Patriot League M-F Athletic Cross Country Weekly Awards when the results were announced by the League office on Tuesday.   
 
Navy senior Justin Mumford earned Patriot League M-F Athletic Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week honors after logging an 8K time of 23:27.7. He was the highest-finishing Midshipman in a field that consisted of 24 teams who were ranked or receiving votes in national polls at the Gans Creek Classic. Bucknell sophomore Shaelan McNally was named Patriot League M-F Athletic Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for a third time this season after posting a 5K time of 17:43.94. She was the runner-up at the Youngstown State Invitational and led the Bison to a team victory.
 
Bucknell freshman Ryan Pepperman was named Patriot League M-F Athletic Men's Cross Country Rookie of the Week after an 8K time of 26:31.1 at the Youngstown State Invitational. Navy’s Juliet Frum earned Patriot League M-F Athletic Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season with a 6K time of 21:35.9. She was one of six freshman who placed inside the top 45 in a field that saw more than 200 competitors.
 
Bucknell’s Hendry Didden and Navy’s Sophie Compton earned honorable mention honors.
   
PATRIOT LEAGUE M-F ATHLETIC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK 
Justin Mumford, Navy, Sr., New Baden, Ill./Wesclin
*Mumford logged an 8K time of 23:27.7 in his first race of the season.
*He was the highest-finishing Mid in a field that consisted of 24 teams that were ranked or receiving votes in national polls at the Gans Creek Classic.
  
PATRIOT LEAGUE M-F ATHLETIC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK 
Shaelan McNally, Bucknell, So., Hadden Heights, N.J./Paul IV Catholic
*McNally finished as the runner-up at the Youngstown State Invitational with a 5K time of 17:43.94.
*This is McNally’s third M-F Athletic Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week honor this season.

PATRIOT LEAGUE M-F ATHLETIC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ROOKIE OF THE WEEK 
Ryan Pepperman, Bucknell, Fr., Chester Springs, Pa./Great Valley
*Pepperman finished 14^th at the Youngstown State Invitational.
*His 8K time of 26:31.1 was the third-fastest time by a freshman in the event.
  
PATRIOT LEAGUE M-F ATHLETIC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ROOKIE OF THE WEEK 
Juliet Frum, Navy, Fr., Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista
*Frum was the third-finisher for the Mids at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Mo.  
*She clocked a time of 21:35.9 in the 6K.
*This is Frum’s second M-F Athletic Women’s Cross Country Rookie of the Week honor in 2025.
  
HONORABLE MENTION 
Henry Didden, Bucknell, Sr., Woodland Hills, Calif./Viewpoint
*Didden finished second overall with an 8K time of 25:38 at the Youngstown State Invitational.
 
Sophie Compton, Navy, Sr., San Diego, Calif./Point Loma
*Compton finished 25^th at the Gans Creek Classic with a 6K time of 21:19.2.
*It was the first race of the season for Compton.
 
Men's Runner of the Week 
9.3 – Liam Lyons, Holy Cross
9.9 – Dan Hruska, Boston University
9.16 – Henry Didden, Bucknell
9.23 – Liam Lyons, Holy Cross
9.30 – Justin Mumford, Navy

Women's Runner of the Week 
9.3 – Shaelan McNally, Bucknell 
9.9 – Jane Phillips, Navy
9.16 – Shaelan McNally, Bucknell
9.23 – Lucy Afanasewicz, Lehigh
9.30 – Shaelan McNally, Bucknell

Men's Rookie of the Week 
9.3 – Jack Hefty, Navy 
9.9 – Will Tempest, Boston University
9.16 – Cooper Hollinger, Bucknell
9.23 – Justin Ruiz, Boston University
9.30 – Ryan Pepperman, Bucknell

Women's Rookie of the Week 
9.3 – Zoe Louis, Lehigh 
9.9 – Lorraine Goldenberg, Navy
9.16 – Juliet Frum, Navy
9.23 – Grace Trimmer, Lehigh
9.30 – Juliet Frum, Navy
 
CHAMPIONSHIPS  
The 2025 Patriot League Cross Country Championships are slated for Friday, Oct. 31, in Bethlehem, Pa. on the campus of Lehigh University.    
  
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