Jacob Gonzalez of Mount Olive Selected Conference Carolinas Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
Jacob Gonzalez of Mount Olive Selected Conference Carolinas Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Jacob Gonzalez of Mount Olive has been selected as the Conference Carolinas Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week.
The league office made the official announcement on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.
Gonzalez just missed on his personal-best in collecting his first top-10 finish of the 2019 season at the loaded Royals Challenge that featured 57 men’s teams across all divisions.
The junior from Four Oaks, N.C. posted a time of 24:16.2 to finish ninth out of 519 runners.
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Conference Carolinas member institutions are Barton, Belmont Abbey, Chowan, Converse, Emmanuel, Erskine, King, Lees-McRae, Limestone, Mount Olive, North Greenville and Southern Wesleyan.
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2019 Conference Carolinas Men’s Cross Country Runners of the Week
Week One (Sept. 9, 2019)
Tristin Bertie - Lees-McRae
Week Two (Sept. 16, 2019)
Shane Shelafoe – Emmanuel
Week Three (Sept. 23, 2019)
Tai Smith – Mount Olive
Week Four (Sept. 30, 2019)
Tristin Bertie - Lees-McRae
Week Five (Oct. 7, 2019)
Tai Smith – Mount Olive
Week Six (Oct. 14, 2019)
Jacob Gonzalez, Mount Olive