Spartanburg, S.C. -- The Southern Conference today named Chattanooga women’s cross country runner Lanni Marchant as the TIAA-CREF Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of October 4.

Marchant, a senior from London, Ontario, finished second out of 273 runners at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic on Saturday.  She led the Mocs to a second place finish out of 31 teams.

In the classroom, Marchant boasts a 3.862 GPA and is majoring in economics and pre-law.  She is a CoSIDA Academic All-American, three-time member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll as well as a three-time member of the Southern Conference Academic All-Conference team.

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