Date Posted: 10/1/2008

MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State's Mackenzie Howe added to her ever-growing resumé by earning her fourth Atlantic Sun Runner of the Week award after a runner-up finish at the Mercer RunFit Sports Invitational, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

Howe, who won Runner of the Week on September 3rd for winning at the Jacksonville State Invitational, finished second on the course that will also be the site for the 2008 Atlantic Sun Conference Cross Country Championship in a time of 17:55 helping the Owls to a second-place finish in the team event. Her time lowered the top 5K time by an A-Sun woman by over 30 seconds, a time previously established by USC Upstate’s Emily Tangwar three weeks earlier. The health and exercise sciences major from Watkinsville, Ga., defeated Tangwar at the Mercer RunFit Sports Invitational by 40 seconds.

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) -- Led the Lady Ospreys for the third-straight meet at the Florida State Invitational, finishing 10th in the 5k meet with a season-best time of 18:32.

Susanne Klungtveit, Jacksonville (So. - Haugesund, Norway - Undeclared) -- Finished in 4th place at the Mercer RunFit Invitational on Sept. 28...the win was also the Dolphins' third overall in four meets...ran a time of 18:37 which is in the top 15 on the all-time school list

Emily Tangwar, USC Upstate (So. - Eldoret, Kenya - Nursing) -- Emily finished third the Mercer RunFit Invitational with a time of 18:35 and helped lead the Spartan women's cross country team to a fourth place team finish among 24 teams.

Related Links:
 • Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week