Big South Announces Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week - Sept. 3
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – UNC Asheville’s
Jan Málek (Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic) has been named the Big South Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, while High Point’s
Max Bonilla (Elizabeth, N.J.) is the Men’s Freshman of the Week for meets ran the opening weekend of the 2025 season, it was announced today.
Málek won the Duel in the Valley Meet against Western Carolina, as he sprinted across the line with a winning 6k time of 18:56 -- one second ahead of WCU’s top runner. He helped the Bulldogs defeat the Catamounts.
Bonilla helped the Panthers win the Friday Night Lights Elon Opener with a seventh-place finish in the 6K run. He clocked a time of 18:43.3, and was one of four HPU runners in the Top 7.