SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? Samford men’s cross country runner Cameron Bean has been named the Southern Conference Runner of the Week as voted on by the conference head cross country coaches, the league office announced Wednesday.
Bean ran a personal best time of 23:50 at the Auburn Tiger Invitational to finish 28th out of 213 runners. His performance helped lead the Bulldogs to a 14th-place finish out of 36 teams. The senior has finished first for the Bulldogs and improved his time at every meet this season.
Other nominees for this week’s award were Elon’s Rick Myers and Appalachian State’s Asmeron Desta.
Runner of the Week
Week 1 ? Stephen Hammond, Western Carolina
Week 2 ? Patrick Morgan, Furman
Week 3 ? Patrick Morgan, Furman
Week 4 ? Phil Mitchell, Appalachian State
Week 5 ? Michael Warner, Furman
Week 6 ? Cameron Bean, Samford