CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University cross country freshman Joe Ingram (Cincinnati, Ohio-Anderson) was named the Mid-American Conference Runner of the Week, the league office announced, Oct. 23. This is the first weekly award earned by Ingram in his young career.
Ingram paced the Eagles with a 27th-place finish (16:11.4) at the EMU Fall Classic in Dexter, Mich., Oct. 19. The race was Ingram's first collegiate 5k, while also serving as the first time he posted a team-best finish while donning the Green and White.
The Eagles have the chance to bring home their ninth consecutive MAC Championship at the title race Saturday, Oct.