Conferencec Carolinas Announces Cross Country Runners of the Week

Conferencec Carolinas Announces Cross Country Runners of the Week

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Conferencec Carolinas Announces Cross Country Runners of the Week

Barton’s Erica Skinner Named Women's Runner of the Week

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Wednesday, October 5, 2011

 

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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King’s Frantom Named Men’s Runner of the Week

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Wednesday, October 5, 2011

 

High Point, N.C.>  King College’s Spencer Frantom has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's cross country Runner of the Week during week number five in the 2011 season. Frantom, a sophomore from Morristown, TN finished 11th out of 285 competitors in the blue race of the Greater Louisville Classic and was three seconds shy of finishing within the top-10 in the race. Frantom was just 16 seconds off the pace from his school record-setting performance two weeks prior at the Clemson Classic and helped lead the Tornado to a 12th out of 33 team finish.

 

(Please go to http://www.conferencecarolinas.com/sports/xc/indexto view player’s headshots if available)