EDISON, NJ – The Rider University men's cross country runners Dylan Guarquila and Will Portman were named the Metro Conference Male Performer of the Week and Male Rookie of the Week respectively, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

Guarquila placed 129^th during the Paul Short Run 8K open race this past weekend, recording a time of 26:50.6 while Portman finished 241^st in the same race with a time of 27:47.3.