Montgomery – Alabama State’s Bryont Brown and Paige Rankine have been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Student-Athletes of the Week, for their performances this past weekend at the 2014 Robert Shumake HBCU Challenge in Cary, NC.
In their first ever appearance at the Robert Shumake HBCU Challenge Rankine, a sophomore from McDonough, Ga. placed first at the meet crossing the line in a time 17:52.93 over the 5K distance.
Brown, a sophomore from Montgomery, Ala. was the lone Hornet to finish 14th overall after completing the 8K course in a personal best time of 27:11.73. This is Brown’s first career SWAC Runner of the week honor.
This marks each athlete’s first SWAC Cross Country Runner of the week honor this season.
ASU will return to action Oct. 17th, where they are set to compete in the Crimson Classic hosted by the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
