SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Citadel’s Raeven Lantz has been named the Southern Conference men’s cross country runner of the week for his performance during the weekend of Oct. 11-13, the league office announced Wednesday.
Lantz finished 16th out of 155 runners at the Disney Cross Country Classic after posting a personal-best time of 26:02 in the 8k, 35 seconds better than his previous record. The junior helped the Bulldogs finish sixth out of 19 teams.
This is Lantz’s second runner of the week award in 2013. He is the first Citadel runner to win two runner of the week awards in the same year.
The Citadel will return to action Oct. 18 at the Blue Ridge Open in Boone, N.C.
2013 Men’s Cross Country Runner of the WeekSept. 4 – James Howard-Smith, Appalachian StateSept. 11 – Lucas Cotter, ChattanoogaSept. 18 – Luis Vargas, ElonSept. 25 – James Howard-Smith, Appalachian StateOct. 2 – Raeven Lantz, The CitadelOct. 9 – Luis Vargas, ElonOct. 16 – Raeven Lantz, The Citadel