Mars Hill’s Griggs, Wingate’s Tretbar Named SAC Cross Country Runners of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. – With the opening weekend of the 2013 SAC cross country season in the books, Mars Hill sophomore Alex Griggs and Wingate freshman Brittany Tretbar have been selected as the conference's Runners of the Week.

Griggs – last season's SAC Freshman of the Year – placed fourth overall at the Eye Opener Invitational with a time of 26:33. He finished second among Division II runners at the event and first among SAC competitors.

Griggs' performance was only three seconds behind the race's individual champion. As a team, Mars Hill finished second at the event.

In the first race of her collegiate career, Tretbar placed second overall and first among SAC racers at the Eye Opener Invitational, crossing the finish line with a time of 18:59. Behind Tretbar, Wingate – which finished as the runner-up at last year's Food Lion SAC Cross Country Championship – placed second as a team.