(Races of Oct. 20)
Nicole Leman, Sr., LeTourneau
LeTourneau senior
Nicole Leman (
Anchorage, Alaska / Grace Christian School) posted a conference-best 3-mile time of 18:18.70 to finish as the runner-up at the NCAA Division I-heavy Northwestern State Invitational in Natchitoches, La. Leman, who takes the league’s top weekly runner award for the fourth time this season, was just 5 seconds behind Northwestern State’s Sarah Emory in the field of 64 runners. Her 3-mile time is over 1:20 faster than any other runner in the ASC this year.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES:
Ozarks’
Kara Willbanks won the individual title at the 5K Arkansas Division III Championships in Clarksville, Ark., with a time of 20:49.20. . . . East Texas Baptist’s
Ashley Butler posted a top-25 finish at the 3-mile Northwestern State Invitational with a 21:12.90.
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2012 ASC FEMALE CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS OF THE WEEK REVIEW
(Sept. 1) Megan Wagenaar, Jr., Concordia Texas
(Sept. 8-9) Nicole Leman, Sr., LeTourneau
(Sept. 14-15) (co) Maegan Leider, Fr., Concordia Texas
(co) Nicole Leman, Sr., LeTourneau
(Sept. 22) Jennifer Cooper, Sr., Mississippi College
(Sept. 28-29) Mel Cavage, So., Texas-Dallas
(Oct. 6) Nicole Leman, Sr., LeTourneau
(Oct. 13) Keelin Treacy, Jr., Texas Lutheran
(Oct. 18-19) Nicole Leman, Sr., LeTourneau
TOP TIMES
(2012 Season – Submitted by conference sport information directors)
3-MILE
18:18.70 – Nicole Leman, LeTourneau
19:39.00 – Megan Wagenaar, Concordia Texas
19:55.00 – Maegan Leider, Concordia Texas
4K
13:11.00 – Nicole Leman, LeTourneau
15:55.00 – Chelsea Stephens, LeTourneau
16:27.00 – Keelin Treacy, Texas Lutheran
5K
19:12.00 – Nicole Leman, LeTourneau
19:13.72 – Megan Wagenaar, Concordia Texas
19:18.38 – Jennifer Cooper, Mississippi College
6K
22:43.30 – Jennifer Cooper, Mississippi College
23:02.50 – Meredith Johnson, Mississippi College
23:18.05 – Nicole Leman, LeTourneau
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