Date Posted: 9/17/2008

MACON, Ga. - Through three years in the Atlantic Sun, no ETSU female runner had captured a Runner of the Week award, until this week as Victoria Jones broke that barrier, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

Jones, a freshman from Marshall, N.C. led the Buccaneer contingent across the finish line Saturday morning at the Bojangles Invitational, in Charlotte, about 150 miles from her hometown. Jones posted a season-best time of 21:16, which placed her 31st overall helping ETSU to a sixth-place finish. Dating back to 2007, four of the last six female Runner of the Week recipients have been freshmen.

The Buccaneers take this weekend off before returning to action on Saturday, September 27 for the Mercer RunFit Sports Invitational in Macon, Ga.

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.

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