FLUSHING, N.Y.- Mateo Penafiel of the Hunter College men's cross country team was named Runner of the Week by the City University of New York Athletic Conference, following a standout performance at the NJIT Invitational over the weekend.

Penafiel led the Hawks to a 3rd place overall finish, as he crossed the tape in a personal-best and conference-best time of 27:03.9 in the men's 8k race, placing 15th in a field of 127 total runners.

Hunter returns to the course on Oct. 18 at the St. Joseph's Invitational.