Barton’s Skinner Named Women's Runner of the Week
Barton’s Skinner Named Women's Runner of the Week
High Point, N.C.> Barton College’s Ericka Skinner has
been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas women's
cross country Runner of the Week during week number two in the 2011
season. Sophomore Ericka Skinner won her first collegiate race on
Friday, capturing the 22nd UNC Wilmington Seahawk Invitational
women's crown leading Barton College to a 4th place finish out of
11 teams. Skinner dominated the race winning with a personal record
(PR) time of 18:12.09, which was 25 seconds faster than the
runner-up. Skinner was directly ahead of seven consecutive DI
runners to seize her first collegiate victory. Skinner's victory
helped the Bulldogs defeat all other DII institutions in the field
including Coker, Pfeiffer, St. Andrews, Francis Marion and Shaw.
The Hopedale, Ohio native averaged a 5:52 mile pace en route to the
win.
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to view player’s headshots if available)