NEWTOWN, PA (February 6, 2025) -- Coming off an all-conference cross country season, senior Owen Foytack was named to the 2024 Academic All-Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Men's Cross Country Team as announced by the conference office on Thursday morning. The 2024 season marks the first time a Monarch men's cross country runner appeared on the team since Ben Siegel in 2017 and just the fourth all time.

A total of 10 men's cross country student-athletes were recognized for academic and athletic excellence. The MAC sports information directors nominate and vote for the Academic All-MAC teams, giving 50 percent weight on both academic success and athletic success. A student-athlete must have a fall semester grade-point average (GPA) of 3.20 or higher to be eligible for the award.

Foytack had another great campaign this past fall, as he earned All-MAC First Team honors with his ninth-place finish at the 2024 MAC Cross Country Championships. He competed in all six meets this season, and he capped off the season with a time of 25:43.8 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Meet which marks the best time for a Monarch since the 2002 regional meet. A physician assistant major, Foytack recorded a 3.50 GPA in the fall semester.

The complete 2024 men's cross country Academic All-MAC Team can be found below:

2024 Men's Cross Country Academic All-MAC Team

Name	Year	School
Joey Wilson	Sophomore	DeSales
Owen Foytack	Senior	King's
Joe Chukoskie	Junior	Lebanon Valley
Rory Lieberman	Sophomore	Lebanon Valley
Eric Shelton	Senior	Lebanon Valley
Louka Fetter	Junior	Messiah
John Condon	Senior	Messiah
Liam Concannon	Graduate	Stevens
Thomas Flear	Junior	Widener
Tyler Hunt	Senior	York