Mars Hill’s Griggs, Catawba’s Myers Named SAC Cross Country Runners of the Week
Impressive performances at a pair of weekend races have earned Mars Hill’s Alex Griggs and Catawba’s Olivia Myers SAC Cross Country Runner of the Week honors, the league office announced Tuesday.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Impressive performances at a pair of weekend races have earned Mars Hill's Alex Griggs and Catawba's Olivia Myers SAC Cross Country Runner of the Week honors, the league office announced Tuesday.
For the second week in a row, Griggs earned the men's award after finishing second overall at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational with a time of 26:41. His time was just three seconds behind the individual champion.
Led by Griggs, Mars Hill placed second overall as a team and was the top Division II finisher.
Myers, meanwhile, took home women's honors following an individual title at the Catawba Invitational. The junior finished with a time of 18:58 -- a personal record – which was more than 17 seconds ahead of the runner up.
Myers' individual championship helped Catawba take home the team title as well.