Robert Morris University Athletics

Earning the latest Higher Images RMU Male Student-Athlete of the Week is senior Mac Byrne-Houser of the cross country squad. A native of Greensburg, Pa., Byrne-Houser broke his own school record in an eight-kilometer course at the Furman University Cross Country Classic (9/14) last weekend in Greenville, S.C., finishing 48th individually out of 96 Division I harriers and 55th overall out of 238 runners. Byrne-Houser navigated the course in a time of 25:25.68, breaking his old school record of 25:59.2 that he set last year at the Buffalo Stampede. Thanks to his performance, Byrne-Houser was tabbed the latest Northeast Conference (NEC) Athlete of the Week (9/17).