UNIVERSITY CENTER, MICH. — Saginaw Valley State University junior Jack Lobodzinski (Highland, Mich. / Milford HS) earned the GLIAC men's cross country athlete of the week honor Monday afternoon.

 

Jack Lobodzinski led the 10th-ranked Cardinals to a second-place finish at the Lewis Crossover in Romeoville, Illinois, this past Saturday, an event recognized as one of the most competitive cross country meets in the region. He placed fourth out of nearly 400 runners in the men's 8K race and ran a career-best 23 minutes and 58.4 seconds. SVSU tallied three top 10 individual finishes and earned four spots in the top 20. They defeated 10 other ranked opponents, including a top 10 team and eight more in the top 25.

 

Lobodzinski earned his first career GLIAC Athlete of the Week honor. This is the second such award for the Cardinal men's cross country team this season.

 

SVSU will host the Red October races this Friday, October 18, beginning with the women's race at 11:00 a.m. (ET).