Junior Alex Nolan was named the OVC Male Runner of the Week, while sophomore Hadessah Austin was named the OVC Female Runner of the Week in an announcement by the league office Wednesday morning.
This marks the second time this season that Nolan and Austin have earned OVC Runner of the Week honors.
Nolan finished 20th out of 460 runners to lead the Screaming Eagles’ men to an 11th-place finish in the 48-team Southern Showcase field. He finished the eight-kilometer course in 24 minutes, 6.3 seconds, a time that tied his brother and USI Assistant Coach Austin Nolan for sixth all-time at USI.
Austin raced to a 26th-place finish out of 481 runners to lead the Screaming Eagles’ women to a 25th-place finish in the 52-team field at the Southern Showcase. Austin finished the 5k course in 17 minutes, 18.6 seconds, a time that ranks third all-time at USI on the grass.
The Screaming Eagles return to action Friday when they send a small group of runners to compete at the SIU Oscar Moore Invitational in Carbondale, Illinois. The women’s 6k is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start time, while the men’s 8k is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
