SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU’s Jason Bowers and Chattanooga’s Lesley Green-Boyd have been named the Southern Conference men’s and women’s cross country runners of the week, respectively, after all competition from Sept. 15-19. 

Bowers finished in first place at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Friday in his first competition as a Buccaneer. The sophomore transfer hails from Parys, South Africa, and came to ETSU from Cumberland University. He finished with an 8k time of 23:54.6, leading ETSU to a second-place team finish with 57 points. 

Green-Boyd led Chattanooga to a second place finish at the Mountain Dew Classic, which was hosted by eighth-ranked Florida on Friday. The graduate transfer from Dayton, Tennessee, ran a 16:57 on the 3-mile course for a second-place finish. The Mocs finished fourth as a team in the meet with 130 points. 

ETSU and Chattanooga return to action on Saturday, Sept. 30, both traveling to Louisville for the Live in Lou XC Classic. 
 

2023 Southern Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week 

Sept. 6 Kevin Shank, VMI 

Sept. 20 Jason Bowers, ETSU 
 

2023 Southern Conference Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week 

Sept. 6 Katherine Hopkins, Western Carolina 

Sept. 20 Lesley Green-Boyd, Chattanooga