NEW ORLEANS, La. --- Frank Csorba raced to victory in record-breaking fashion Friday for University of Lynchburg's men's cross country team.

The nation noticed.

Csorba earned the M-F Athletic United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's NCAA Division III men's runner of the week award, the USTFCCCA announced Monday afternoon.

The senior won the NCAA South Region Preview meet Saturday with a new Hornets 8-kilometer record of 24:16.7 around the course at Lee Hall Mansion in Newport News. He won by almost 20 seconds, and Lynchburg's men's team finished second, narrowly behind Division I William & Mary.

Csorba's race broke the Lynchburg 8k record of 24:27.0 set by teammate Max Sparks last season in Louisville, Ky.

It is the first time in Lynchburg cross country history, men's or women's, that a runner earned national athlete of the week honors. The Hornet men were voted 11th in the latest Division III rankings.

Csorba and Lynchburg will compete next Sept. 30 at Lehigh University's Paul Short Run.

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