Mount Olive's Hanle and Craig Named Conference Carolinas Runners of the Week

Mount Olive's Hanle and Craig Named Conference Carolinas Runners of the Week

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Mount Olive's Hanle and Craig Named Conference Carolinas Runners of the Week

HIGH POINT, N.C. – University of Mount Olive's Leah Hanle and Adam Craig have been named the Conference Carolinas Women’s and Men’s Cross Country Runners of the Week, respectively, the conference announced today.

Hanle, a freshman from Lichtenstein, Germany, placed fourth out of 244 runners in the Division II Challenge, which paced the Trojans to a fifth-place team finish. In a field featuring one top 25 team and 12 regionally ranked teams, Hanle would run the second-fastest 6K in Mount Olive history with a time of 22:42.9.

A junior from Lauder, Scotland, Craig posted an individual win for the No. 17 Trojans at the Division II Challenge, which led the team to a team title. In a loaded field featuring eight regionally ranked teams, including two top 25 teams, Craig dominated with a 8K time of 25:15.4. His time placed him with a 24.5-second advantage over second-place.

 

Also nominated for Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week: Hannah Zenker (Belmont Abbey) & Heather Cuddington (Barton)

Also nominated for Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week: Joel Lagat (Barton) & Patrick Lester (Belmont Abbey)

 

2016 Women’s Cross Country Runners of the Week
Week One (Sept. 6) – Allyson Malone (Limestone)
Week Two (Sept. 13) – Sharon Kiptoo (Barton)
Week Three (Sept. 20) – Leah Hanle (Mount Olive) 

2016 Men’s Cross Country Runners of the Week
Week One (Sept. 6) – Tanner Cook (King)
Week Two (Sept. 13) – Adam Craig (Mount Olive)
Week Three (Sept. 20) – Adam Craig (Mount Olive)