Week 3: Cross Country Runners of the Week

Week 3: Cross Country Runners of the Week

ATLANTA, Ga. (September 21, 2022) – Kiya Pittmon (Albany State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Female Runner of the Week, while William Tate (Spring Hill) earned Male Runner of the Week, released by the league office on Wednesday.
 
Female Runner of the Week – Kiya Pittmon, Albany State
 
ASU junior Kiya Pittmon finished Top 40 with a time of 21:56.0 in the 5,000-meter race at the Julius Johnson Invitational at Middle Georgia State University. She paced the ASU’s Women Cross Country team to a sixth-place finish with 143 points in a field of 11 teams.
 
 
Male Runner of the Week – William Tate, Spring Hill
 
Spring Hill’s Tate finished Top 40 out of all collegiate athletes and led the Badger men's team finishing with a time of 27:20.9 in his first 8,000-meter course race of the season at the Montevallo Falcon Classic last weekend. He led Spring Hill to an eighth-place finish with 225 points in a field of 13 teams.
 
OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED
 
MEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK n/a
WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK n/a