Munoz collects the 2009 cross country season’s first Road Runner Sports/NEC Athlete of the Week honor after a third-place showing at the 6th Annual Monmouth XC Kickoff on Sept. 5. The senior’s time of 15:30.81 on the 4K Thompson Park Course in Lincroft, NJ bested fellow NEC opponents from the hosting Hawks and Wagner. Munoz’s third-place effort in a field of 81 helped the Blackbirds to a fourth place team finish.