Miller Preps for A-Sun Championship with Weekly Honor

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

MACON, Ga. – Belmont's Matt Miller won his second Atlantic Sun Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week honor, announced Wednesday by the league office, after posting a fourth-place finish at the Evansville Invitational. The 2011 Atlantic Sun Men's Cross Country Championship is set for October 29, 2011 in Nashville, Tenn. at Percy Warner Park.

MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK:
Matt Miller, Belmont
(Jr. – LaPorte, Ind. – History)
• Second Career Runner of the Week award; second of the season
• Placed fourth out of 122 runners at Evansville Invitational in a time of 25:23.42
• Marked the fourth time Miller has finished as top Belmont runner

OTHER NOMINEES:
• Gilbert Kemboi, USC Upstate: Won his second race of the season in 25:33 at Upstate Invitational 5K
• Gilbert Chemaoi, FGCU: Crossed the finish line in 10th at UCF Invitational in 26:11.58

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)
Oct. 11 Argeo Cruz (FGCU)
Oct. 18 Matt Miller (Belmont)

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