Barton’s Erica Skinner Named Women's Runner of the Week
Barton’s Erica Skinner Named Women's Runner of the Week
High Point, N.C.> Barton
College’s Erica Skinner has been selected as the NCAA
Division II Conference Carolinas women's cross country Runner of
the Week during week number five in the 2011 season. This is the
second time she has received this award this season. The sophomore
remains undefeated against NCAA Division II opposition through five
races in 2011 after earning another top-10 finish on Friday at the
Great American Cross Country Festival at WakeMed Soccer Park in
Cary, N.C. Skinner sped through the endurance race in 18:25, which
is her third sub-19 minute 5k of the season. Skinner placed seventh
overall out of 53 harriers and was only defeated by four DI runners
and two unattached participants. The Hopedale, Ohio, product
averaged a 5:56 mile pace.
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