GREENVILLE, N.C. -- East Carolina sophomore Kyle MacKenzie has been named Conference USA Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week announced league officials on Tuesday. MacKenzie finished fifth at the N.C. Intercollegiate Championships, establishing a new ECU course record at Lake Kristi with a time of 24:52.

MacKenzie is the first male athlete to earn the weekly conference accolade twice this year. He was also named C-USA Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 24 after finishing third at the Wolfpack Invitational.