Cross Country

Week 4 Cross Country Performers of the Week Announced

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference today recognized the following student-athletes as ACC Cross Country Performers of the Week for October 7.
 
ACC Men’s Performer of the Week – Andrew Kent, Georgia Tech, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.
Competing in a field that featured 94 runners from a combined 10 ACC and SEC teams, Kent raced to a second-place individual finish at the men’s 8K at last Friday’s Florida State Invitational, setting a new PR of 24:07. He checked in only 0.4 milliseconds behind first-place finisher Sam Bowers (Georgia) and led the Yellow Jackets to a second-place finish on the team leaderboard behind Georgia and just ahead of host FSU.
 
ACC Women’s Performer of the Week – Lauren White, Boston College, Sr., Woodbury, N.Y.
White placed third overall at the Florida State Invitational, clocking 16:58.6 for the 5K course. She was the top Atlantic Coast Conference finisher in the field, which featured a combined 10 ACC and SEC teams and 107 total runners. It marked White’s second top-three finish in as many races this season, following her second-place showing at the Battle in Beantown on Sept. 25. White held sixth place at the two-mile mark (11:00.8) at the FSU Invitational before closing strong and moving into third place over the final mile-plus of the race.
 
ACC Women’s Freshman of the Week – Alyson Churchill, Florida State, Fr., Tallahassee, Fla.
Churchill turned in the second-fastest time for Florida State and was a part of the 4-5-6 showing that helped the Seminoles win the team title at the FSU Invitational versus a stacked field. Her time of 17:04.8 was her personal best for the Apalachee Regional Park course, on which she has been running since middle school.
 
ACC Men’s Freshman of the Week – Sam Otis, Pitt, Fr., Manlius, N.Y.
Making his collegiate debut in Friday’s dual 8K race at Navy, Otis crossed the finish line in 24:58.99 to post the fourth-fastest time among Panther runners and figure into the team scoring. At 12th place overall, Otis led a combined seven freshmen from both teams that competed in the 27-runner field.