CHICAGO, Ill. -- East Carolina sophomore Kyle MacKenzie was named Conference USA Male Athlete of the Week league officials announced on Tuesday. MacKenzie is the first male cross country student-athlete to win the weekly honor in school history.

This past weekend, MacKenzie finished third at the Wolfpack Invitational with a personal-best time of 25:02. He was one of five ECU runners to place among the top 10 as the Pirates claimed their first team title in Raleigh.