Riverdale, N.Y. – Manhattan's College’s Matt Kaftanski and Iona College’s Evan Garber were named the MAAC Men’s Cross Country Runners of the Week, the MAAC announced today.

Kaftanski, a junior from Everett , WA, led the Manhattan College men's cross country team to a fifth place finish in the New York Metropolitan Cross Country Championships held Friday afternoon at Van Cortlandt Park. Kaftanski finished 15th overall in the meet, running the course in 26:42.

Garber, a senior from Spokane, WA, made his 2008 debut and finished 14th overall at the 2008 New York Met Championships this weekend in the 139-athlete race field. Garber finished the 8k race in 26:39.2. Only four runners were entered in the race for the Gaels so they were not calculated in the team scoring.

The 2008 MAAC Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships will be held on November 1st at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.