Toledo runners Lei Bornhorst and Nick Brenner were recognized by the MAC office this week as the final Runners of the Week for the 2010 season. This is the first award for either Rocket, who paced their respective squads at the EMU Fall XC Classic this past weekend.

With only a partial squad competing, Bornhorst and Brenner led squads of mostly underclassmen in the Open event while the remainder of the team prepared for the MAC Championships this Saturday. This is now the fourth week in which a Rocket has earned the award, and the second time this season that Toledo has swept the honors. Along with Ari Fisher (three-time honoree) and Jonathan DeWitt, Toledo now has four runners that have been recognized by the conference as Runner of the Week.

MAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Nick Brenner, Toledo, Freshman            
Stow, OH (Stow)            
EMU Fall XC Classic -- 5K            
Time: 16:45.1   
Nick Brenner paced the Rocket men competing at the EMU Fall XC Classic, taking 35th place in a field of 86 runners from several Michigan and Ohio schools, along with several Eastern Michigan alumni. Brenner led the Rockets for the first time this season.

MAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Lei Bornhorst,  Toledo, Sophomore       
Minster, OH (Minster)
EMU Fall XC Classic -- 5k             
Time: 18:49.4   
Competing in just her second race of the season, Bornhorst paced the Rockets with a 12th-place finish. Her time of 18:49.4 bested her previous time by four minutes (BGSU Dual, 9/3/10). There was no team scoring in the event, which featured a number of Michigan schools including the University of Michigan, Michigan State, and MAC counterpart and host Eastern Michigan. Bornhorst finished a full minute ahead of the top runner for the Eagles, and just 35 seconds behind the first-place runner from Michigan.