Elliott Garners SAC Runner of the Week Honors
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Presbyterian College’s Matthew Elliott was named the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Men’s Runner of the Week, conference officials announced today. This is the first time this season that Elliott has won the award, but the third time in his career.
Elliott,
a 6-1, 155-pound senior from Green Sea, S.C. (Green Sea
Floyds) took runner-up honors with his personal best time of
26:39.97 in the 8K event at the Blue Hose Invitational,
leading the host Blue Hose to a second-place finish in their
own invitational.
A team co-captain this season, Elliott has helped Presbyterian to four second-place finishes and an eighth-place finish out of 22 teams at the Eye Opener Meet.
The conference's eight-member institution's sports information directors select the 2006 SAC Cross Country Runners of the Week.