Smurla Honored as Sodexo Student-Athlete of the Week
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Senior Tara Smurla of the Moravian University’s women’s cross country team has been honored the Sodexo Student-Athlete of the Week for her performance last week.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Senior Tara Smurla of the Moravian University's women's cross country team has been honored the Sodexo Student-Athlete of the Week for her performance last week.
Smurla won her second straight NCAA Division III Metro Regional title on Saturday, finishing first of the 192 runners in a personal best time of 21:11.4, taking 15 seconds off of her PR to win the race by one second and help the Greyhounds to a third place team finish. Smurla, whose time is the third fastest in program and second best in Landmark Conference history, garnered her fourth All-Region honor, and she is heading to the NCAA Division III National Championships for the third consecutive fall as one of the top seven individuals not on a qualifying team. Smurla also became Moravian's second two-time Regional Champion, joining Heidi Wolfsberger, who won the regional title in 2000 and 2001.
Smurla is slated to close out the 2025 season on Saturday, November 22 in the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championships at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina at 11:00 a.m.
The Sodexo Student-Athlete of the Week is selected on Mondays by Moravian's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Sodexo will be giving each week's winner a free Starbucks drink at DeLight's Café.
Previous Moravian Soxedo Student-Athlete of the Week
Sept. 1 – Gabbie Reigner – Women's Volleyball
Sept. 8 – Kate McBrierty – Women's Volleyball
Sept. 15 – Gia Ambrosino – Field Hockey
Sept. 22 – Izzy Szmodis – Women's Tennis & Women's Golf
Sept. 29 – Sam Love – Women's Volleyball
Oct. 6 – Casey Prajzner – Men's Soccer
Oct. 13 – Heidi Wegscheider – Women's Golf
Oct. 20 – Charles Rumble – Men's Swimming
Oct. 27 – Enzo Petruzzelli – Men's Soccer
Nov. 3 – Tara Smurla – Women's Cross Country
Nov. 10 – Marquis Ratcliff – Men's Basketball
Nov. 17 – Tara Smurla – Women's Cross Country
