Tuesday, February 26, 2008

NEW ORLEANS, LA. - After recording two of the most distinguished individual running seasons in program history, Belmont University cross country student-athletes Kipkosgei Magut and Lauren Williams-Weaver were named to their respective 2007 NCAA Division I U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic teams Monday.

Magut, a junior from Kitale, Kenya, became just the sixth runner in Atlantic Sun Conference history to successfully defend his individual title at the conference championships. He led Belmont to a sixth consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference team title. Moreover, Magut was named to the All-South Region Team for a second straight year following a 13th place showing at the NCAA South Regional Championships. He also has been named Most Outstanding Male Track Athlete at the 2006 and 2007 Atlantic Sun Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Likewise, Williams-Weaver has been nothing short of remarkable in her Bruin career. Already a multiple All-Atlantic Sun performer, the senior from Nashville, Tenn. saved her best for last by lapping the field at this year's Atlantic Sun Cross Country Championships, earning Runner of the Year and individual title honors in leading the Bruins to their sixth conference crown in seven years.