King's Sanford and Ballowe Named Conference Carolinas Women's and Men's Runners of the Week
King's Sanford and Ballowe Named Conference Carolinas Women's and Men's Runners of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – King’s Hannah Sanford and James Russell Ballowe have been named the Conference Carolinas Women’s and Men’s Cross Country Runners of the Week, respectively, the conference announced today.
A sophomore from Canton, Ga., Sanford ran a personal best of 23:50.09 en route to a 58th-place finish at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invite 6K. The event featured 11 Division I teams out of 13, which she helped pace the Tornado to an 11th-place finish.
Ballowe, a sophomore from Roseland, Va., competed in the Virginia Tech Alumni Invite 8K and led the Tornado to a 11th-place finish in the loaded DI field. He ran a personal best of 26:36.28, which garnered him a 78th-place finish.
Also nominated for Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week: N/A
Also nominated for Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week: Austin Thompson (Lees-McRae)
2015 Women’s Cross Country Runners of the Week
Sept. 8 – Ashly Sutherland (Converse)
Sept. 16 – Samantha Schreiber (King)
Sept. 23 – Hannah Sanford (King)
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)