Kemboi Wins A-Sun Record Eighth Runner of the Week Honor

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BASE: #3 Kennesaw State vs #1 Belmont
MTF: Marcus Bridger-Wilkinson (Belmont) at NCAA East Preliminary
WTF: Charlene Charles (Jacksonville) at NCAA East Preliminary
MTF: Ifrish Alberg (ETSU) at NCAA East Preliminary
WTF: Courtney Walker (Jacksonville) at NCAA East Preliminary
BASE: #5 Mercer vs #4 FGCU
MTF: Tim O'Dell (ETSU) at NCAA East Preliminary
WTF: Brianna Frazier (UNF) at NCAA East Preliminary
WTF: Anja Claussnitzer (ETSU) at NCAA East Preliminary
WTF: Bienna Freeman (Jacksonville) at NCAA East Preliminary
WTF: Joane Pierrre (Jacksonville) at NCAA East Preliminary
MTF: Gilbert Kemboi (USC Upstate) at NCAA East Preliminary
WTF: Jemeli Sang (USC Upstate) at NCAA East Preliminary
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Kemboi Wins A-Sun Record Eighth Runner of the Week Honor

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Kemboi Sets A-Sun Record

Wednesday, October 05, 2011

MACON, Ga. – USC Upstate's Gilbert Kemboi claimed his eighth Atlantic Sun Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week award, announced Wednesday by the league office, to break a tie with ETSU's Kenneth Rotich for career A-Sun weekly honors.

MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK:
Gilbert Kemboi, USC Upstate (Jr. – Eldoret, Kenya – Nursing)
• Eighth Career Runner of the Week award; A-Sun career record
• Placed 2nd out of 258 runners at Charlotte Invitational in 8,000-meter race
• Finished in a time of 24:14 to help team to a sixth-place finish out of 34 teams

OTHER NOMINEES:
• Filip Jalovy (Fr., ETSU) - Turned in a time of 25:00.33 at Greater Louisville Classic for 56th place
• Matt Miller (Jr., Belmont) - Placed 43rd at Greater Louisville Classic with time of 24:54.31
• Isaiah Greer (Jr., Lipscomb) - Led Lipscomb to victory in Blue Race at Greater Louisville Classic with 10th-place finish

2011 Atlantic Sun Men's Cross Country Runner of the Weeks
Date	Men's Runner of the Week (School)
Sept. 7	Gilbert Kemboi (USC Upstate)
Sept. 14	Nabil Hamid (Kennesaw State)
Sept. 21	Matt Miller (Belmont)
Sept. 28	Isaiah Greer (Lipscomb)
Oct. 5	Gilbert Kemboi (USC Upstate)

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10/7/2011	USC Upstate Names Smith Coach of Track and Cross Country
10/6/2011	Atlantic Sun Men's Cross Country Notebook and Poll
10/5/2011	Kemboi Wins A-Sun Record Eighth Runner of the Week Honor
10/3/2011	Four A-Sun Teams Own Spots in USTFCCCA South Region Poll
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9/28/2011	Lipscomb's Greer Races to First Career A-Sun Weekly Honor
9/21/2011	Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Cross Country Notebook and Poll
9/21/2011	Belmont's Miller Earns First Career A-Sun Weekly Honor