Big South Announces Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week - Sept. 18
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – UNC Asheville’s
Adam Hessler (Freedom, Pa.) has been named the Big South Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, and teammate
Paul Kiprotich (Keringet, Nakuru, Kenya) is the Men’s Freshman of the Week for meets ran the weekend of Sept. 12-15.
Hessler finished eighth out of 113 athletes in the 6k at the Furman Invitational last Saturday. He ran the race in a personal best time of 18:08.5, which helped Asheville to a third-place finish.
Kiprotich began his college career on a high note, as he just missed a top-10 finish at the Furman Invitational. His time of 18:20.5 was good for 11th in the field and was the second-fastest time for UNC Asheville on the day.