Matthew Santana

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/11/2023
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
  • School
    Lebanon Valley
  • Year
    First Year
  • Position
  • Hometown
    New Tripoli, Pa.
  • High School
    Northwestern Lehigh
MAC Men’s Runner of the Week
Matthew Santana (Lebanon Valley / Fr. / New Tripoli, Pa.) led the Dutchmen to a third-place team finish at the Dutchmen Invitational finishing 11th out of 153 collegiate runners with an 8,000-meter time of 26:39.4. He was the fifth Division III runner to cross the finish line on a hot day. Santana averaged 5:21.7 per mile in a meet that included runners from Division I, II, and III. The Dutchmen finished third as a team. Division I Seton Hall won while Ursinus College was second. The Dutchmen scored the same number of points as the Bears but lost the tie-breaker.