SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Nicole Klasnic, a freshman at Wofford, has been named the Southern Conference Women's Runner of the Week for her performance at the Charlotte Invitational Saturday, as announced by the league office today.
The Columbia, S.C. native posted a time of 18:49 at the Charlotte Invitational, which set a new school record for the women's 5K. Klasnic finished 32nd out of 209 runners and led the Terrier women to a 12th place finish out of 23 teams.
The Terriers return to action October 10 at the Furman Invitational in Greenville, S.C.
Other top performers included: Appalachian State's Brittney Caudle, a freshman art major from Middletown, Md., finished 11th in a field of 362. Her time of 20:27 in her first 6K broke both the school and freshman records. Caudle led the Mountaineers to a 24th place finish out of 40 teams.
Southern Conference Women's Runner of the Week
Week 1: Brittney Caudle, Appalachian State
Week 2: Chloe Kowalski, Furman
Week 3: Brittney Caudle, Appalachian State
Week 4: Chloe Kowalski, Furman
Week 5: Nicole Klasnic, Wofford