Rafe Williams Award Men's XC Runner of the Week Week Of 9/24/2024 Sport Men's Cross Country School Bryn Athyn College Year Senior Position Hometown Bryn Athyn, Pa. High School Academy of the New Church Runner of the Week Rafe Williams / Sr / Bryn Athyn College / Bryn Athyn, Pa. / Academy of the New Church Senior Rafe Williams led the way for Bryn Athyn on Saturday afternoon at the Penn State Abington Invitational, finishing with a time of 28:12.8 on the 8k course. Williams finished third overall out of the 119 student-athletes who competed in the men’s race. This is the third straight Top 5 finish for Williams, who came in 4th last week at the United East Preview Meet / Seahawk Classic and 2nd place finish at the Aggie Open on September 7th. This is the fifth Athlete of the Week award for Williams who previously was honored for the weeks of October 10, 2023, October 3, 2022, October 18, 2021, and October 4, 2021. Williams was a Second Team All-United East honoree in 2023 in addition to the CSAC Runner of the Year in 2021 and 2022 after winning the individual title each of those years.