Date Posted: 10/22/2008

MACON, Ga. - Brittany Thune will enter next month’s Atlantic Sun Cross Country Championships off a personal best 5K time at the Evansville Invitational and as the final recipient of the A-Sun’s Female Runner of the Week award, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

Thune, a two-time All-Conference performer, picked up her second Runner of the Week award this season by joining Kennesaw State’s Mackenzie Howe as the only two A-Sun women’s runners to break the 18-minute barrier this season. The business administration major from Sioux Falls, S.D., finished fourth out of 188 runners, setting a career-best time and helping Belmont finish fourth out of 19 teams in the meet.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and 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 Upniversity, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

Other Top Performers

Mackenzie Howe, Kennesaw State (So. - Watkinsville, Ga. - Health and Exercise Sciences) -- Placed second at the Front Runner Invitational with a time of 11:11, out of 47 competitors;

Emily Tangwar, USC Upstate (So. - El Doret, Kenya - Nursing) -- Posted a second-place finish among some of the top-tier, reputable teams in the northeast, finishing before all runners from Clemson, Miami, High Point, Davidson, Elon, Charlotte, Campbell and ETSU, among others.

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