The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf SAC Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Runners of the Week, Sept. 30
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Mars Hill's Alex Griggs has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week, while Anderson's Haylee Love has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for races Sept. 21-27, the League announced today.
Griggs, a senior from Statesville, N.C., won the Bulldog Stampede on Sept. 26 in a preview for the NCAA Men's Cross Country Southeast Regional. He posted an 8k time of 25:42:70, propelling the Lions to a third place finish at the meet with additional help from junior Nathan Jones who crossed the line at 26:05:39 to secure a fifth place finish. The honor marks Griggs' second Runner of the Week plaudit this season.
Love, a sophomore from Lexington, S.C., earned a first-place victory at the Bulldog Stampede, winning the women's 6k race in a time of 22:50:45. The reigning SAC Freshman of the Year knocked more than a minute off of her previous personal best time to win the race in what was an early preview of the NCAA Women's Cross Country Southeast Regional. Love out-ran runners from regionally second-ranked North Georgia, third-ranked Queens, and fourth-ranked Wingate to establish her victory. This honor marks her first Runner of the Week nod this season.
2015 SAC AstroTurf Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Sept. 9 - Lachlan Dickie, Carson-Newman
Sept. 16 - Alex Griggs, Mars Hill
Sept. 23 - Yannick Stubbe, Queens
Sept. 30 - Alex Griggs, Mars Hill
2015 SAC AstroTurf Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
Sept. 9 - Whitney Elliott, Lincoln Memorial
Sept. 16 - Abbie Adams, Catawba
Sept. 23 - Catie Byrd, Queens
Sept. 30 - Haylee Love, Anderson