Cross Country Athletes of the Week (Oct. 4)

MEN’S

Warno Potgieter, South Alabama
Freshman, Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
Competing in his first 8k cross country race as a Jaguar, freshman runner Warno Potgieter placed second Saturday in the Blue Division at the Greater Louisville Classic held at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park and hosted by the Louisville Sports Commission. Potgieter was just eight seconds behind Memphis’ Julian Sanchez-Pinto to place second with a time of 25:13.54. Potgieter was one of three Jags to record a top 10 finish helping South Alabama tie the Tigers for top team honors among the Division I teams in the field, marking the first meet win for the Jaguar men since the 2015 season.

Date	Meet	Time	Distance	Finish	Team Score	Team Place
9/30/17	Greater Louisville Classic	25:13.54	8K	2nd	62 pts	T-1st

WOMEN’S

Tori Shelton, UTA
Senior, Arlington, Texas
Shelton was UTA's top finisher for the third time in as many meets. She finished the 5k Chile Pepper Festival race with a time of 17:30.7 to place 16th among 381 runners in the Collegiate Race. She placed seventh among the 91 Division I competitors to help UTA place fifth among the 10 Division I teams.

Date	Meet	Time	Distance	Finish	Team Score	Team Place
9/30/17	Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival	17:30.7	5K	16th	317	11th

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Sept. 6 – (M) Stanley Limoh, Louisiana | (W) Anaelle Charles, Arkansas State
Sept. 13 – (M) Stanley Limoh, Louisiana | (W) Laura Labuschaigne, South Alabama
Sept. 20 – (M) Nadeel Wildschutt, Coastal Carolina | (W) Lisha van Onselen, Coastal Carolina
Sept. 27 – (M) Stanley Limoh, Louisiana | (W) Courtney Musgrove, Louisiana
Oct. 4 – (M) Warno Potgieter, South Alabama | Tori Shelton, UTA