WEXFORD, Pa. -- Tomcat junior cross country runner Richard Peterson (Meadville, Pa., Meadville) was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference runner of the week, announced the league office on Tuesday.

Peterson opened the 2010 season by capturing the individual title at the Geneva College Tri-Meet at Brush Creek Park in Beaver Falls on Sept. 1. He placed first with a time of 17:23, helping lead the Tomcats to a second-place team finish.

Peterson and the Tomcats will next compete on September 11, at the Waynesburg University Invitational in Waynesburg, Pa.