Wednesday, October 28, 2009

MACON, Ga. – At the KSU Owl Invitational Friday afternoon, freshman Nabil Hamid led the Owls with a second-place finish in wet conditions, earning him his first career Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week award, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

Hamid secured second place in the KSU Owl Invitational at Noonday Park in Kennesaw, Ga. The native of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, finished the 5K course in 16:07.21 in rainy and muddy conditions, his best finish of the season to go with his previous third-place and two fourth-place finishes. The Owls won the meet overall, with sophomore Jaakko Nieminen (16:21.53) and junior Piotr Witczak (16:12.74) finishing in third and fourth. The Owls defeated three other teams, including A-Sun programs Mercer and Lipscomb.

The Owls will now compete at the A-Sun Cross Country Championships in DeLand, Fla. on Saturday, when they will try to win their first Atlantic Sun title in program history.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.