The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf SAC Men's and Women's Cross Country Runners of the Week, Sept. 17
Mars Hill’s Alex Griggs and Jessica Viscusi have been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Runners of the Week, respectively.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Mars Hill's Alex Griggs and Jessica Viscusi have been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Runners of the Week, respectively, the League announced today.
Griggs, a junior from Statesville, N.C., was the top South Atlantic Conference finisher at the highly competitive Furman Invitational over the weekend as he turned in a time of 25:24.40 on the 8K course. He finished fourth among runners from the Southeast Region and was the fourth overall non-Division I runner. The honor is his first Men's Runner of the Week nod this season.
Viscusi, a senior from Bryson City, N.C., was the top Southeast Region finisher at the Furman Invitational as she clocked in at 22:47.21 on the 6K course. She was first-place among student-athletes from the South Atlantic Conference, to go along with a second-place finish against her fellow non-Division I runners. The honor marks her first Women's Runner of the Week plaudit this season.
Also nominated for Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week: David Cooper (Tusculum) andMike Hering (Wingate).
Also nominated for Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week: Samantha Vogt (Tusculum) and Alyssa Johnson (Wingate).
AstroTurf SAC Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week
Sept. 10 - Derek Gibson, Mars Hill
Sept. 17 - Alex Griggs, Mars Hill
AstroTurf Women's SAC Women's Cross Country Runners of the Week
Sept. 10 - Megan Wright, Queens
Sept. 17 - Jessica Viscusi, Mars Hill