Yahya Jawadi tallied a career best performance for Malone University at the Lock Haven University Go Fast River Run this past weekend. The junior from Siracusa, Italy ran a new personal best 8,000-meter time of 24:47 to take 20thindividually and lead his team to fifth place on a tough course nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. Jawadi and Malone only finished behind NCAA Division II nationally ranked programs and his new personal best time moved him to seventh all-time in program history. Jawadi averaged just under a five-minute mile in the race, the first time he has averaged a pace under five minutes in his career.
Nominees: Nolyn Corder, College of the Ozarks; Mohamed Guled, Mid-America Christian University; Yahya Jawadi, Malone University