Owen Linder of Lancaster was named Middle Atlantic Conference Track Athlete of the Week for the week ending Dec. 8. Linder is a member of the Lebanon Valley College men's indoor track and field team.

Linder had a pair of top times in the MAC to begin the season at the Diplomat Open. The senior finished fifth in the 60 meters with a career-best time of 7.03 seconds and won the 200 meters in a career-best 22.47 seconds. His converted 200 time of 22.08 seconds for track size is ranked 19th in Division III, first in the Mid-Atlantic region, fifth in the AARTFC, and first in the MAC. His 60 time is second in the MAC behind teammate Colin Winters, as well as fourth in the region and 47th in the nation.

Linder, a graduate of Conestoga Valley High School, is pursuing a Master of Business Administration in business administration.