Senior Keith Steinbrecher (Wading River, N.Y.)  of the Merrimack College men's cross country team has been named this week's Fuddruckers Male Athlete of the Week.

Steinbrecher led the Merrimack contingent for the second straight week, crossing the finish line in 26:59. He was the second-fastest collegiate runner in attendance and had the best time among all Northeast-10 Conference male runners. Steinbrecher placed fourth overall.

The Wading River native has now placed fourth overall in both events that he has ran in this fall, replicating the result he had at the Bowdoin Invitational to begin the year. 

Merrimack will lace up against New England's top runners in two weeks' time when it competes in the 2017 NEICCCA Cross Country Championships back at Franklin Park on Saturday, Oct. 7.