Following a season-best time that delivered a second-place finish at the Kirsh Cup, senior Tia Foglietta of the Merrimack College women's cross country program has been named this week's Fuddruckers Female Athlete of the Week.

In the team's final regular season tune-up before the postseason races begin in two weeks, Foglietta didn't hold anything back as she unleashed her best time of the year, crossing the finish line in 18:41.4 seconds to earn a runner-up finish for the entire race. She was seven seconds behind the eventual winner. The Lynn, Mass. native was a key contributor in the team finishing in second place overall, trailing only Stonehill in the regional race. 

Foglietta and the rest of the team will host the Homecoming 5K next Saturday on campus before competing in the 2018 NE10 Championships for the final time on Nov. 4 back at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds.