EDISON, New Jersey - James Moehringer of Marist men's cross country has been named Pepsi Zero MAAC Student Athlete of the Week, it was announced Wednesday afternoon. He is the first Marist student-athlete to earn the award this year.

Moehringer was Marist's top runner at the Marist Season Opener on August 31. He finished in third place overall with a personal best of 19:18.4 in the 6k, and led the Red Foxes to a dominant victory over MAAC rivals Iona, Manhattan and Siena. Marist placed four runners in the top 10 of the competition.

Moehringer is a business administration major, who was an instrumental part of the 2019 MAAC Championship Distance Medley and 4x800m relays on the track.

Marist cross country returns to action at the Henry Mercer Monmouth Invitational on September 21, held at Holmdel Park in New Jersey.