WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Westfield State freshman Jack Merck (West Springfield, Mass.) was named the MASCAC men's cross country Rookie of the Week for his performance at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational.

Merck placed 65th out of 257 runners with a time of 27:12.12 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitatonal, helping the Owls to a 10th place team finish.

Merck and the Owls next travel to Keene State for the Keene State Invitational on October 5th.