Mount Olive's Henry and Dahlke Named Conference Carolinas Women's and Men's Runners of the Week

10/13/2015 12:00:00 AM

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Mount Olive’s Bailee Henry and Jonathan Dahlke have been named the Conference Carolinas Women’s and Men’s Cross Country Runners of the Week, respectively, the conference announced today.

A junior from Pico Rivera, Calif., Henry finished 28^th overall out of more than 300 runners at the Royal Cross Country Challenge with a 5K time of 19:00.5. Her time was good enough for sixth best out of more than 200 non-DI runners and first among 77 Conference Carolinas runners. Henry's performance propelled the Trojans to a 10^th-place finish out of 37 teams.

Dahlke, a native of Cologne, Germany, had an outstanding showing at the Royal Cross Country Challenge, finishing the event 10^th overall with a 8K time of 24:38.7. The sophomore's time was fourth out of more than 250 non-DI athletes and second out of 85 Conference Carolinas runners. Dahlke’s finish also rocketed Mount Olive to a 2^nd-place team finish, beating the likes of Duke and Wake Forest.

The award marks Dahlke's second runner of the week and Henry's first.

Also nominated for Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week: Sarah Rutto (Limestone) and Hannah Sanford (King)

Also nominated for Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week: Joel Lagat (Barton) and Tanner Cook (King)

Release written by Caitlin Gore, UMO '16

2015 Women’s Cross Country Runners of the Week
Sept. 8 – Ashly Sutherland (Converse)
Sept. 16 – Samantha Schreiber (King)
Sept. 23 – Hannah Sanford (King)
Sept. 23 – Allyson Malone (Limestone)
Oct. 6 – Allyson Malone (Limestone)
Oct. 13 – Bailee Henry (Mount Olive)

2015 Men’s Cross Country Runners of the Week
Sept. 8 – Tanner Cook (King)
Sept. 16 – Ben Sessions (NGU)
Sept. 23 – James Russell Ballowe (King)
Sept. 23 – Jonathan Dahlke (Mount Olive)
Oct. 6 – Michael Darazi (Limestone)
Oct. 13 – Jonathan Dahlke (Mount Olive)