ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its Cross Country Runners of the Week on Tuesday, Oct. 27, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in meets last week.
Salisu Habibu (
Allen) and
Sydney Haywood (
Albany State) were recognized.
MEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK – SALISU HABIBU, ALLEN UNIVERSITY
Jr. | Zaria, Nigeria
Habibu put together a historic performance, breaking his own school record with a time of 25:44 in the 8K. He placed an impressive second overall in a highly competitive field of 112 men. Habibu's stellar run anchored a program-best team performance for the Yellow Jackets, who finished seventh overall out of 16 teams represented with an overall team average of 28:42.
WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE WEEK – SYDNEY HAYWOOD, ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY
So. | Brunswick, Ga.
Haywood delivered a strong performance for Albany State at the UAH Chargers XC Invitational on Oct. 24 in Huntsville, Alabama. The sophomore finished the women's 6K race in 23:30.8, placing 177th overall in a competitive field. Haywood was the third Golden Ram to cross the finish line, improving her previous 6K time of 24:36.5 by 1 minute, 5.7 seconds. Her personal-best performance helped Albany State record its fastest team 6K finish in school history as the Golden Rams continued building momentum toward the SIAC Cross Country Championship.
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The SIAC is an NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) headquartered in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and eight women's sports and is a proud member of NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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