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South Atlantic Conference

Mars Hill’s Powell, Wingate’s Vish Named Cross Country Runners Of The Week

Mars Hill’s Powell, Wingate’s Vish Named Cross Country Runners Of The Week
September 21, 2009

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Mars Hill College's Kit Powell and Wingate University's Brittany Vish have been named the South Atlantic Conference Cross Country Players of the Week, the league announced Monday.

Powell, a sophomore from Antigo, WI (Antigo HS) was the college division men's individual champion at the 23rd annual Asics Winthrop Invitational meet held Saturday morning at the Winthrop Farm Course. He posted a time of 26:13.98.

In the college division races, Mars Hill earned the men's title. The Lions scored a team-low of 23 points. Five Lions finished in the top 10. Mars Hill also topped three Division I schools: Winthrop, Wofford and Presbyterian.

Kit Powell
Brittany Vish


Vish, a senior from Raleigh, N.C. (Sanderson HS) placed second in the Guilford College Cross Country Carnival Saturday with a 6K time of 24:48. The GC Cross Country Carnival is only the second race of Vish's career. Wingate had four runners in the top 10 Saturday.

Wingate will return to Greensboro Saturday, Oct. 3, participating in the Hagan Stone Cross Country Classic at Hagan Stone Park.