Date Posted: 4/11/2007

Macon, Ga. -- After setting a new school record and turning in the nation's 13th best time in the steeplechase at the Duke Invitational, Campbell's Alicia Valtin has been selected at the Atlantic Sun's Athlete of the Week, league officials announced today.

Valtin, a senior from Sanford, N.C., took first place in the 26-athlete field, besting runners from North Carolina, Duke, North Carolina State, Virginia and Maryland, to finish with a time of 10:33.97. Her time in the event is her best of the season, eight seconds faster than her previous NCAA Regional Qualifying mark.

The honor is the second of Valtin's career during the outdoor season, having last been honored on March 22, 2005.

The Atlantic Sun Athlete of the Week is announced every Wednesday during the 2007 track season.

The 12-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., consists of Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, UNF and Stetson with Florida Gulf Coast and USC Upstate beginning competition in 2007-08.

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