COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --- South Dakota Mines junior Timothy Dunham was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Male Cross Country Runner of the Week announced Monday from the league office in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Dunham led the Hardrocker men's cross country team to a team victory on Saturday during the Chadron State College Cross Country Open in Chadron, Nebraska. The Grand Forks, North Dakota, native won the 8-Kilometer individual title after clocking a time of 25 minutes 43.12 seconds, which was over 45 seconds better than the second-place finisher (26:30.35).

"Tim is very deserving of this recognition," said Hardrocker cross country head coach Steve Johnson. "He's been working his tail off and it showed on Saturday. He had a great race and we're very excited to see him get this honor."

The Hardrockers will next be in action at the RMAC Championships in Colorado Springs on Oct. 24.