Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics

Senior Alex Hampel was named an IUP Athlete of the Week on Monday. Hampel was the top runner the Crimson Hawks, leading the men’s cross country squad to a team title at Edinboro’s Doug Watts Distance Gala on Saturday morning.
 
Hampel finished third overall at the meet, crossing the line with a time of 25:38.3 on the 8K course with a pace of 5:08 per minute. The Crimson Hawks finished with 30 points, with five runners placing in the top 10 overall, led by Hampel. It was the first meet win for the IUP men’s cross country program since the Marty Uher Invitational at California (Pa.) on Sept. 1, 2012.