BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bucknell collected all four Patriot League M-F Athletic Cross Country weekly awards, when the League office announced the final set honors on Tuesday.

Patriot League M-F Athletic Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
Mason Barlow, Bucknell, Sr., Chappaqua, N.Y./Horace Greeley
*Barlow finished as the runner-up in the 4K race at the Bucknell Open as the senior clocked a time of 12:19.80.
*The Chappaqua, N.Y. native collected Bucknell’s first Men’s Runner of the Week this season and first since Sept. 19, 2025 (Henry Didden).

Patriot League M-F Athletic Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
Shaelan McNally, Bucknell, Jr., Haddon Heights, N.J./Paul VI Catholic
*McNally dominated the competition at the Bucknell Open as the junior won the 4K race with a time of 13:34, winning the event by nearly a minute.
*The Haddon Heights, N.J. native is the second different Bison to be named the Women’s Runner of the Week this season.

Patriot League M-F Athletic Men’s Rookie of the Week
Michael Yardis, Bucknell, Fr., Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich
*Yardis finished third in the 8K at Bucknell open as the freshman crossed the line in 27:18.50.
*The freshman is Bucknell’s first Men’s Rookie of the Week in 2026.

Patriot League M-F Athletic Women’s Rookie of the Week
Chesnee Smith, Bucknell, Fr., Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area
*Smith captured the individual title at the Bucknell Open as the freshman crossed the line in the 6K race at 22:54.20.
*The Greensburg, Pa. native becomes Bucknell’s first Women’s Rookie of the Week this season and first since Sept. 18, 2024 (Kerry O’Day).

Men’s Runner of the Week
9.8 – Joseph Mahon, Holy Cross, Sr.
9.15 – Ryan Baker, Lehigh, Sr.
9.22 – Joseph Mahon, Holy Cross, Sr.
9.29 – Freddy Collins, Boston University, Gr.
10.6 – Dane Eike, Navy, Jr.
10.20 – Dane Hruska, Boston University, Jr.
10.27 – Mason Barlow, Bucknell, Sr.

Women’s Runner of the Week
9.8 – Kailey Granger, Bucknell, Sr.
9.15 – Kaitlyn Highduch, Lehigh, Jr.
9.22 – Mikayla Cheney, Army West Point, Sr.
9.29 – Adrienne Buettner-Cable, Boston University, Sr.
10.6 – Mikayla Cheney, Army West Point, Sr.
10.20 – Adrienne Buettner-Cable, Boston University, Sr.
10.27 – Shaelan McNally, Bucknell, Jr.

Men’s Rookie of the Week
9.8 – Jason Baker, Lehigh, Fy.
9.15 – Hudson Schunk, Lafayette, Fr.
9.22 – Issaiah McCorvey, Army West Point, Fr.
9.29 – Jason Baker, Lehigh, Fy.
10.6 – Ethan Halpern, Loyola Maryland, Fr.
10.20 – Ryan Collins, Boston University, Fr.
10.27 – Michael Yardis, Bucknell, Fr.

Women’s Rookie of the Week
9.8 – Brianne Duynstyee, Navy, Fr.
9.15 – Anna Villavicencio, American, Fr.
9.22 – Jessica Abbott, Boston University, Fr.
9.29 – Cali Buxbaum, Boston University, Fr.
10.6 – Brianne Duynstyee, Navy, Fr.
10.20 – Cali Buxbaum, Boston University, Fr.
10.27 – Chesnee Smith, Bucknell, Fr.

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