HIGH POINT, N.C. — High Point University's Brianna Malone (women's cross country) and Noah Behrmann (men's soccer) have been named the HPU Student-Athletes of the Month for October, presented by the Triad Talk Network.

Malone raced in three meets in October with a pair of first-place finishes and a Big South title highlighting her performance. She started the month with a first-place finish at the Richmond Invitational with a 6k time of 20:42.2 to earn Big South Runner of the Week, while placing fourth at the Joe Handelman '52 Fall Classic in a 6k time of 21:02.4. The senior capped her impressive month at the Big South Championship, leading the Panthers to their 10th straight Big South title and her fourth medalist in a row. She crossed the finish line first in a time of 16:42.6 to win her fourth consecutive individual title of the 5k race – joining former HPU standout Famke Heinst as the only two four-time individual champions in Big South history. Malone was then named First Team All-Conference and to the All-Academic Team.

Behrmann played in seven games throughout October, dishing out six assists in seven starts and five full-time matches. He tallied back-to-back multi-assist matches, including the game-winning assist at Upstate to be named the College Soccer News and Big South Defensive Player of the Week. The senior helped the Panthers secure their fourth straight Big South regular-season title, becoming the first team in conference history to reach that feat while going undefeated in October (4-0-3). He was recently ranked No. 88 in the TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 players before being named the Big South Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference.

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