Manyok Tabbed MASCAC MXC Runner And Rookie Of The Week

Lynn, Mass. native earns first weekly honor on the season

Fitchburg, Mass. – Fitchburg State sophomore Taban Manyok (Lynn, Mass.) was recently named both Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men's Cross Country Runner & Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.

The first-year Falcon finished second overall at the 2021 Maple Syrup Challenge with a time of 27:34 over the 8K course to help lead the Green and Gold to second place finish at the meet on Saturday afternoon, hosted by Vermont Tech.

The Fitchburg State Men's Cross Country team returns to action this Saturday as they compete in the 2021 UMass Dartmouth Invitational, starting at 10:30 AM.