Abby Philbrick, Colorado College, Women's Cross Country - Runner of the Week (Week 3)

Abby Philbrick, Colorado College, Women's Cross Country - Runner of the Week (Week 3)

ABBY PHILBRICK OF COLORADO COLLEGE, a sophomore from Manchester, Mass., has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week for meets run through Sunday, September 14.

Philbrick led the Colorado College cross country team at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Rust Buster meet, finishing in 13th place in a field of 33 runners. The Tigers were the only Division III team among the field. 

Philbrick recorded a personal-best at the meet, finishing the 4K with a time of 16:33.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior Colleen Slattery of the University of Dallas set a new personal record this weekend, running the 5K in 20:48 at the UT-Arlington Gerald Richey Invitational and finishing 32nd overall for non-Division I runners. Freshman Alex Quinn of Austin College ran a season-best in the 5K with a time of 21:16 to finish 38th at the UT-Arlington Invitational. This time was over one minute faster than her previous season-best.

SCAC Women's Cross Country
Runners-of-the-Week
Week 1 Clare Myers, University of Dallas
Week 2 Sarah Fritzsche, Texas Lutheran University
Week 3 Abby Philbrick, Colorado College
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