The North Eastern Athletic Conference announced its weekly award winners Tuesday, naming Morrisville State College senior Byron Evans (Cazenovia) the co-Runner of the Week for the week ending Oct. 2 in cross country.
Evans was the individual winner at the Lancaster Bible College Charger Invitational on Saturday, leading the pack of 82 for the first place finish with a time of 27:36 in the 8K race, for his first win of the season.
His finish, which came 46 seconds ahead of the second place winner, led Morrisville State to a third place team outing in the field of eight teams that also included seven conference competitors.
The senior is majoring in automotive technology at Morrisville State. He is the son of Merry and James Evans of Cazenovia.
Morrisville State College’s curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2016 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2016 Best Collegesrankings. For more information about Morrisville State College, visit www.morrisville.edu.