CLAREMONT, Calif. - Jerry Xu of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team earned the SCIAC Athlete of the Week for events through Sunday, Oct. 4, the conference office announced today. 

Xu finished in sixth place out of 328 runners at the NCAA Division III Pre-Nationals, hosted by Carleton College on Saturday afternoon. Xu finished with a 24:35.9 to earn his way into the top 10. Isaiah Hammerand of Wartburg was the individual champion in 24:05.1, while Xu edged out Jefferson Wright of Pomona-Pitzer (24:41.7) for the top SCIAC finisher. 

Xu earned the honor for the second time this season, after also winning it following a strong showing at the UC Riverside Invitational, when he ran the second fastest time in program history. 

CMS will be back in action on Saturday when it competes at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational.