SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s Paul Chelimo has been named the Southern Conference men’s cross country runner of the week for his performance during the weekend of September 28-29, the league office announced Wednesday.

Chelimo, a junior from Chebiemit, Kenya, finished third in the Louisville Classic (8K) against a national-class field. His time of 22:59.37 broke his own personal best and UNCG school record by 12 seconds. It is also the fastest time in the SoCon by over a minute.

Chelimo also finished under the previous course record time of 23:08, set in 2007. Chelimo is a Public Health major who carries a 3.80 GPA.

UNCG’s Chelsea Sumney has been honored as the Southern Conference Women’s Runner of the Week for her performance during the weekend of September 28-29, the league office announced. This is Sumney’s second Runner of the Week honor of the season.

The junior from Washington, Pa. ran a season’s best 5K time of 17:31 at the Louisville Classic. Her time is best in the SoCon by almost 30 seconds and placed her 40^th in a meet with multiple nationally ranked teams.

Sumney is a Speech Pathology major with a 3.70 GPA.

Wofford’s Ryan Doyle was named honorable mention runner of the week for his performance during the weekend of September 28-29, the league office announced.

Doyle, a freshman from Roswell, Ga., ran a 26:18.99 at the UNC Asheville/ACA Combine meet. Doyle led the Terriers with the seventh-fastest time in school history, and finished second overall.