Date Posted: 9/10/2008

MACON, Ga. - After stumbling out of the gates in her first meet, USC Upstate's Emily Tangwar returned to form in capturing her second career Runner of the Week honor, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

Tangwar, a nursing major from Eldoret, Kenya finished first overall among 311 females competing in the Eye Opener Invitational on Saturday. Tangwar's finishing time of 18:26 beat Furman sophomore, Lauren Tomory, by a second to earn first place. The win marked the second of her career. She captured The Citadel Invitational last September.

The sophomore rebounded from a difficult race at the Covered Bridge Open on August 29. Tangwar ran inside the top ten for the majority of the race, but opposing runners knocked her down on the backend of the trail in the woods and lost ground.

The Spartans will be back in action when they travel to South Carolina to compete in the Winthrop Invitational on Saturday, September 20.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life, with a focus on academic and athletic integrity and a balance between the two for the student-athlete, and maintaining a high level of sportsmanship. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun encompasses six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun consists of some of the most 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.

Other Top Performers

Hillary Adams, UNF (Jr. - Dallas, Pa. - Education) -- Continued to be a bright spot for the Lady Osprey squad this season; Ran her mile leg of the UNF-JU Relays in 5:38 and helped lead herself and teammate Erin Heasley to the top spot in the women's competition.

Mackenzie Howe, KSU (So. - Watkinsville, Ga. - Health and Exercise Sciences) -- Led the Owls to a third place finish at the UTC Powerade Invitational, placing fourth in the two mile with a time of 11:31.

Ashley Lehman, LIP (Fr. - Harrisonburg, Va. - Undeclared) -- Finished as the top A-Sun finisher in the Belmont Opener, finishing 25th in a tough field of SEC schools and other Women's Regional powers; Ran a 4K PR of 15:28 in tough conditions; stepped up for the team that was missing top runner Carolyn Latham.

Nicole Muldowney, BEL (Fr. – Hoover, Ala. - Pharmacy) -- Placed 27th in first collegiate race at Belmont-Vanderbilt XC Opener on Sept. 5 in Nashville, Tenn., which was a 4K race; Was the highest finishing Bruin and led the team to a team ranking finish of seventh out of 12 teams.

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